Hertz Makes $2.24 Billion Offer for Dollar Thrifty to Foil Avis

buy Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. for $2.24 billion in cash and stock, topping a bid by Avis Budget Group Inc. Hertz offered $72 a share, 24 percent more than Avis���s offer, the Park Ridge, New Jersey-based company said today in a statement....