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• Buffett Tells Flock: Lower Sights Or Sell Berkshire

  By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett told shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa BRKb not to expect the out-sized gains his insurance and investment company has historically enjoyed, but they could still sleep well owning its stock...

  News items 2008-05-04

  Tags: Financial accounting, Financial services, Financial Planning, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett, Omaha, Nebraska, haul, investment company, shareholder, Qwest Communications Inc., insurance, bank, stock market, stock, investment, financial market, Balanced Scorecard

• Berkshire Net Off 64 Pct on Derivatives

  By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKaBRKb said on Friday that first- quarter profit tumbled 64 percent, hurt by losses tied to derivatives contracts and a steep slide in insurance premiums. Net income for the Omaha, Nebraska-based...

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• Cadbury Starts Solo Against Bid Background

  By David Jones LONDON (Reuters UK) - Cadbury CBRY must improve profit margins and earnings or become a sitting duck for a bid, analysts said on Friday as the company started trading as a standalone confectionery group. London-based Cadbury needs to boost margins towards the ...

  News items 2008-05-02

  Tags: Cadbury Schweppes Plc., Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Coca-Cola Co., Hershey Co., Kraft Foods Inc., PepsiCo, William Wrigley Jr. Co.

• Mars and Buffett Buying Wrigley For $23 Billion

  By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - M&M's candy maker Mars Inc has teamed up with billionaire Warren Buffett to buy the No. 1 chewing gum manufacturer Wm Wrigley Jr Co WWY for $23 billion (11.55 billion pounds), creating the world's largest confectionery company. The...

  News items 2008-04-28

  Tags: Analyst, Hershey Co., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett, Cadbury Schweppes Plc., Wrigley, Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Kraft Foods Inc., William Wrigley Jr. Co.

• Mars, Buffett Buying Wrigley For $23 Billion

  By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters) - M&M's candy maker Mars Inc has teamed up with billionaire Warren Buffett to buy the No. 1 chewing gum manufacturer Wm Wrigley Jr Co WWY for $23 billion, creating the world's largest confectionery company. The deal, announced...

  News items 2008-04-28

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• Buffett Says Recession May Be Worse Than Feared

  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the world's richest person, said on Monday the U.S. economy is in a recession that will be more severe than most people expect. Buffett made his comments on CNBC television after his Berkshire Hathaway...

  News items 2008-04-28

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• Mars, Warren Buffett Near Wrigley Deal: Reports

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - M&M's maker Mars Inc and Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa were near a deal to buy Wm Wrigley Jr Co WWY, the largest U.S. chewing gum maker, for over $22 billion, according to media reports early on Monday. The deal,...

  News items 2008-04-28

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• Tuesday's Watch List: MVTG, MAG, WWY, CBAK

  Our list of stocks to watch for Fridayinclude: Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG), Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE: MAG), Wm. Wrigley Jr. WWY, China BAK Battery, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAK) Mantra Venture Group Ltd.(OTCBB: MVTG), announced yesterday after the bellthat its Signal Smoothing Technology has successfully completed fieldtesting and is ready for...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• Mars to purchase Wrigley

  CHICAGO -- The Oracle of Omaha is betting that the country's candy jar is recession-proof. With financing from Warren Buffett, candymaker Mars Inc. on Monday said it is buying confectioner Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for an estimated $23 billion in cash. The deal would marry brands that...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• Wrigley deal shows it's a great time to buy

  Monday's $23 billion buyout of chewing gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. by Mars and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is giving investors something to chew on. The credit crisis and worries about the economy may be cooling merger-and-acquisition activity this year, causing the dollar volume of U.S. deals to...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• The Wrigley Company Agrees to Merger with Mars, Incorporated

  Historic Combination Values Wrigley at $80 Per Share CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company today announced that it had reached an agreement to merge with Mars, Incorporated, one of the world's leading confectionery and consumer goods companies. As a result of...

  Articles 2008-04-28

• Wrigley Reports 17% Earnings Per Share Increase on Double-Digit Sales Gain to New First Quarter Record

  CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company today announced record first quarter sales of $1.45 billion, up 16 percent from the year-ago quarter. The sales increase reflected the positive impact of currency translation and price/mix, in combination with worldwide shipment growth. Net...

  Articles 2008-04-28

• Mars Announces Merger Agreement with Wm. Wrigley

  MCLEAN, Va., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars, Incorporated ("Mars") announced today a merger agreement with Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company ("Wrigley") in a transaction valued at approximately $23 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Wrigley will become a separate, stand-alone subsidiary of Mars. With $5.4 billion in...

  Articles 2008-04-28

• BellwetherReport.com Initiates Analyst Coverage on SCMR, WWY, SYY and QTM

  BellwetherReport.com is the leading onlinefinancial newsletter for investors seeking top independent and unbiasedresearch. Investors seeking free and unbiased analyst opinions on thecompanies mentioned in this release are encouraged to sign up to www.bellwetherreport.com for a free subscription to access these reports.Today, we have scheduled interviews with a number of...

  Articles 2008-04-28

• Wrigley Stick Gums Receive Packaging and Flavor Makeover

  U.S. Plans for Sleek Packaging and Improved Flavors Unveiled at Annual Meeting CHICAGO -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY) is giving its Extra([R]) and Wrigley's[TM] brands - Juicy Fruit([R]), Doublemint([R]), Big Red([R]), Winterfresh([R]) and Wrigley's Spearmint([R]) - a great new look with the introduction of Slim Pack[TM],...

  Articles 2008-03-12

• Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company at Annual Stockholders Meeting Discusses 2007 Accomplishments and Strategies for Future Success

  CHICAGO, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its 105th Annual Meeting of Stockholders today, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company confirmed several key accomplishments from 2007. Most notably, the Company said that it had: -- Surpassed its internal aspiration of achieving $5 billion in sales by ...

  Articles 2008-03-12

• Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to Webcast Annual Stockholders' Meeting

  CHICAGO, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company will provide a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time). The "listen only" webcast is being provided by Thomson...

  Articles 2008-03-05

• Wrigley's™ and NBA Cares Announce Wrigley's "Double-Double Challenge" to Benefit Prevent Child Abuse America

  Fans Invited to Contribute by Making a Financial Pledge for Each Double-Double Recorded Throughout the Remainder of the Regular Season NEW ORLEANS -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY), the world's number one maker of chewing gum, announced that the Wrigley's[TM] brands - Doublemint([R]), Big Red([R]), Juicy Fruit([R]),...

  Articles 2008-02-16

• Market Review on William Wrigley Jr. Company.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-4 February 2008-The Street Corner: Market Review on William Wrigley Jr. CompanyC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04022008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of William Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY) after it traded down 1% Monday, early in the...

  Articles 2008-02-04

• Has added William Wrigley Jr. Co. to their watch list.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-4 February 2008-MG Strategies: Has added William Wrigley Jr. Co. to their watch list.C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04022008 Maybach Financial is a syndicate of financial informants representing a true investing experience. Taking research from financial consultants, brokers, researchers,...

  Articles 2008-02-04