FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bayer won U.S. approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto after agreeing to sell about $9 billion in assets, clearing a major hurdle for the $62.5 billion deal that will create by far the largest seeds and pesticides maker. Makan Delrahim, who heads the U.S. Justice Department’s (DoJ) Antitrust Division, said the […] Read more
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U.S. sues to stop Deere from buying Precision Planting
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping Deere & Co from buying Monsanto Co’s Precision Planting farm equipment business, saying that the deal could make it more expensive for farmers to use fast, precise planting technology. Deere said in a statement that it would fight […] Read more
