Replies to post #13273 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[DewDiligence]

I concur with this WSJ take on MON:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/monsanto-deal-offers-cheap-crop-insurance-1473868601

[LongRun8]

$MON - Saw something that suggested the same:

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN11K128

Except below:
German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer clinched a $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto on Wednesday, ending months of wrangling with a third sweetened offer that marks the largest all-cash deal on record.

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