The following video is from Friday's Motley Fool Money roundtable discussion with host Chris Hill and analysts Joe Magyer, James Early, and Ron Gross.
In this segment, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold (FCX +0.29%) is buying Plains Exploration (NYSE: PXP) and McMoRan Exploration (NYSE: MMR) for $9 billion in cash and stock. Joe discusses why he doesn't like the deal. James makes the case for diversification.
