Image source: Deere & Co. It’s a really bad time for companies that make heavy machinery. Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) are prime examples of the pain the industry is suffering through — which is also why these are two big-brand stocks you may be overlooking. Ugly trends When the commodity… Read More »

Image source: Getty Images. I suspect that the unfortunate reputation of Monsanto (NYSE: MON) , whether deserved or not, was behind the flurry of non-financial coverage of the recently announced merger agreement with Bayer (NASDAQOTH: BAYRY) . Perhaps because of that, most articles forgot to mention that not all acquisitions are approved by regulators, while… Read More »

By now you’ve heard the news : German chemicals-and-aspirin giant Bayer (NASDAQOTH: BAYRY) has offered to buy out Franken-seed maker Monsanto (NYSE: MON) in a deal valued at $ 128 per share — and Monsanto has agreed . Sounds like an open-and-shut case, right? Monsanto stock, valued at about $ 90 before rumors of Bayer’s… Read More »