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Robert Kennedy Jr. Says An 'Enormous Debt' Owed To Julian Assange: 'He Exposed The US Government's Corrupt Efforts'
Sunday, August 27, 2023 - 9:07pm | 650Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to X, formerly Twitter, to express his gratitude towards WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing the U.S. government’s controversial efforts related to Monsanto’s Roundup. What Happened: Kennedy Jr., a presidential candidate, highlighted the significant...
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22nd Century Group Reports Q1 Net Sales Of $9M, Up 33% YoY, Net Loss Also Grows
Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 8:46am | 65222nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII) reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.. The company will host a live audio webcast on May 5, at 10:00 a.m. ET. First Quarter 2022 Financial Results Net loss was $8.9 million, representing a net loss per share of $(0.05), comparing to...
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Bayer's Legal Woes Mount As Jury Again Links Roundup To Cancer
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 3:32pm | 445German chemicals company Bayer AG (OTC: BAYRY) faced another legal setback this week as a federal court in San Francisco ruled in the first phase of a trial that its Roundup herbicide was a "substantial factor" in a person's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to the Wall...
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Bayer Shares Fall After Jury Awards $289M In Roundup Lawsuit
Monday, August 13, 2018 - 12:43pm | 362Hundreds of consumers have claimed the most popular weed killer on the market causes cancer, according to a report by CNN. Monsanto, the company behind Roundup, was acquired by German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG (ADR) (OTC: BAYRY) in June. What Happened On Friday, a California jury...
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Bayer CEO Predicts 'Great Value And Growth' In Company After Monsanto Acquisition
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 4:32pm | 383Germany drugmaker Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto closed this week after a challenging two-year-long review process. Despite creating the world's largest seed and agricultural chemicals maker, the "highly competitive environment" will remain unchanged, Bayer CEO Werner...
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New Year's Earnings: Constellation Brands, Monsanto, Walgreens
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 7:47am | 821Just a few quarterly reports are scheduled for this week. An alcoholic beverage giant, an agricultural products giant and a leading drug store operator are on deck to share their latest results. The new earnings season really kicks into high gear in mid-January. The new earnings...
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High Hopes For Yum Brands Earnings, Not So Much For Micron and Monsanto
Sunday, October 2, 2016 - 10:30am | 824Three quarterly reports will highlight a quiet week on the earnings front. Wall Street analysts are looking for net losses from two of them. Other news may overshadow the latest results from the third. The third quarter may have ended but the Q3 earnings reporting season doesn...
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Can Nike Or Pepsi Beat Low Earnings Expectations?
Sunday, September 25, 2016 - 2:08pm | 662Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two consumer goods giants. Consensus Wall Street forecasts see lower earnings from each of them. But only one of them is expected to show some growth on the top line. In another quiet week on the earnings front, reports from consumer...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: 'Meg Whitman Divides And Conquers'
Sunday, September 18, 2016 - 9:59am | 653This weekend's Barron's examines the prospects for Meg Whitman's half of the old Hewlett-Packard. The prospects for a clinical lab operator, a homebuilder and a water resources company are also examined. A follow-up story takes a look at where a consumer goods giant goes from...
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Bayer To Buy Monsanto (Finally) For $66 Billion
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 7:51am | 382Shares of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) were trading higher by nearly 2 percent at $108.00 early Wednesday morning after a Reuters report suggested the company reached an agreement to be acquired by Bayer AG (ADR) (OTC: BAYRY) for $128 per share. Reuters stated that a $128 per share or $66...
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Monsanto Whistleblower Takes Home $22 Million
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - 9:11am | 345A former top executive at Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) was awarded $22 million for passing along information to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) involving accounting improprieties. According to Reuters, the un-named former executive was awarded $22,437,800 from the SEC's...
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Monsanto On The Move Again: Bayer Rumored To Have Raised Bid To $135/Share
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 12:06pm | 184Shares of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) spiked to an intra-day high of $113.20 on Tuesday following reports that the company is still being targeted for an acquisition by Germany-based Bayer Ag ADR (OTC: BAYRY) but at an upwardly revised price. Related Link: Benzinga Breakdown: Monsanto...
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Jim Cramer Says Bayer-Monsanto Deal Will Be Blocked
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 11:15am | 232Shares of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) were trading higher by more than 5 percent on Monday at $107.24 after Bayer made public its intentions to acquire the company for $122 per share. Given the notable discount in Monsanto's trading price to the takeout offer, investors and traders could...
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Bayer Confirms Market Speculation, Offers To Acquire Monsanto At $122/Share To 'Create A Global Agriculture Leader'
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 8:22am | 437Germany-based Bayer publicly disclosed Monday morning details of its proposed acquisition of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) following market speculation and stakeholder inquiries last week. Pricing Bayer confirmed it has made an all-cash offer to acquire all of Monsanto's common stock for $122 per...
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Monsanto Pops 17% Amid Multiple Takeover Reports
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 8:11am | 185Shares of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) surged higher by more than 17 percent early Thursday morning after the company was named as a potential takeover target. Street Insider, citing "sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation," reported Wednesday evening that Germany-based...