By Christopher Alessi Europe bans many GMOs, but Monsanto acquisition offers foothold in U.S. market FRANKFURT — Bayer AG’s big push into the U.S. agrochemical market with its planned acquisition of Monsanto Co. could help it offset a growing problem on its home turf: increasingly stringent European regulation. “The single biggest challenge [in… Read More: Bayer Seeks to Offset Rules — WSJ »
By Bob Tita Used machinery is flooding the secondhand market, piling more pain on equipment makers battling slack demand from any customer that mines, moves or refines commodities amid a global slump in the value of everything from coal to corn. Instead of buying a new $ 500,000 bulldozer or $ 300,000 excavator,… Read More: Machinery Glut Hits Equipment Makers — WSJ »
Source: Getty Images. The only surprise in the Justice Department suing Monsanto (NYSE: MON) to prevent it from selling its Precision Planting business to John Deere (NYSE: DE) was that the two companies thought it would fly in the first place. Precision Planting owns 42% of the market, while Deere’s ExactEmerge controls 44%. Considering the antitrust… Read More: Why John Deere Is Being Blocked From Buying This Monsanto… »