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Piper Jaffray's Brett Wong maintains Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON)'s Overweight rating, while increasing the price target from $95.00 to $127.00. The price objective increase came during ongoing talks with Bayer AG (ADR) (OTC: BAYRY) to acquire Monsanto. "We continue to believe that the potential...

Shares of Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE: SYT) were trading lower by around 1 percent early Tuesday morning after Reuters reported that the company's pending $43 billion acquisition by ChemChina will receive additional scrutiny. Reuters, citing "people familiar with the matter," stated that the U.S....

Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE: SYT) is one stock that has bucked the market selloff in a big way. The agribusiness giant’s shares are up 11 percent since the beginning of November 2015; the Dow is down 10.3 percent over that time. So why the massive outperformance? Developments in the M&A...

Benzinga reported in early December that the Chinese state-owned chemical company China National Chemical Corp, also known as ChemChina, was in talks to acquire Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE: SYT), a Switzerland-based agribusiness for $44 billion. As of Friday afternoon, Syngenta was trading with a...

It appears as if China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) continues to move ahead with a takeover plan for Syngenta AG (NYSE: SYT), following Chairman Ren Jianxin's meeting with the company in Europe last week, Bloomberg reports. If completed the chemical combination would be...

Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE: SYT) shares are up on Wednesday after the "mother of all" chemical mergers is reportedly being considered between Dow Chemical Co (NYSE: DOW) and EI Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE: DD). According to a source familiar with the matter, Syngenta could be next....

U.S. futures were trading higher early Monday morning, implying U.S. equities will open higher. Investors and traders are focusing on M&A and large cross-border deal activities on Monday. The most notable deal consists of a $12.2 billion merger within the hotel and resorts group. U...

U.S. stocks were slightly lower as positive housing data proved to be not enough to boost the Dow's winning streak to eight days. The National Association of Realtors reported that previously-owned home sale posted strong growth in May compared to April. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...

Citing increasing demand for potash in the second half of the year, particularly from Latin America and Southeast Asia, as well as ongoing demand for phosphates and market growth in agricultural biotech, Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) this week have initiated coverage on several fertilizer makers. While...

Shares of fertilizer producers have pulled back recently, due in part to a USDA report that showed that, while the devastating drought in the Midwest continues, corn conditions were unchanged and soybean conditions improved slightly. Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) shares have fallen more than four percent in...

S&P Downgraded Swiss Co. Syngenta after yesterday’s 2009 results, in a research note today, 2/9/10. The stock is trading up today at 276.40. The stock trades in Europe. “Following Syngenta's (SYNN VX, CHF273.30, ***) 2009 results, we reduce our recommendation to Hold from Buy on a heavy 8% y...