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Mars buying gum maker Wrigley with financing from Buffett

Candy maker Mars Inc. is buying Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the confectioner behind Juicy Fruit and Doublemint gum and Life Savers candy, for about $23 billion in cash, the companies announced Monday.

The agreement has the potential to transform the globe's confectionery industry and could spawn a series of other combinations.

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Stock Symbol: WWY WRIGLEY WM JR CO Stock Price: $77.56 Todays Change: 0.00 (0.00%)

Berkshire Hathaway A "Value"?

Todd Sullivan of Value Plays believe that Berkshire Hathaway is "fairly valued" at todays market price. The last time, Todd feels, that Berkshire represented "value" was exactly 8 years ago in March 2000 at the height of the dot.com bubble. Since then its share price has risen 256% even after the current drop.

According to Buffett

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Stock Symbol: BRK-A BERKSHIRE HATH HL Stock Price: $122300.00 Todays Change: +790.00 (+0.65%)