Dow, Monsanto sign corn seed licensing pact
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Dow Chemical Co , the largest U.S. chemical maker, and U.S. biotech giant Monsanto Co  said on Friday they plan to jointly create the next generation of genetically modified corn seeds.
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The European Commission said on Wednesday it favoured allowing US biotech giant Monsanto to sell a genetically-modified oilseed rape known as GT73 in the 25-nation European Union.
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News Corp. (NWSa.N) and Dow Jones &  Co. Inc.  have &quot;basically agreed&quot; to a structure to  protect the editorial independence of the company&#39;s news  operations, including the Wall Street Journal and the Dow Jones  Newswires, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Agriculture products company  Monsanto Co. MON.N on Monday said it will buy vegetable and  fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for about $1 billion in a move  to capitalize on the trend toward healthier diets and enhance  its portfolio of seed operations.
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Schering-Plough (SGP:NYSE - news - research) Monday announced a broad marketing agreement with Germany&#39;s Bayer (BAY:NYSE - news - research) that both companies said will lead to a more efficient use of their marketing and sales strengths.
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DOW Jones has agreed to buy online financial information provider Marketwatch Inc for $US519 million ($674.9 million) in cash, or $US18 ($23.
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U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. said Tuesday it has sold 1.3 million packets of genetically modified cotton seeds in India this year, recording an almost five-fold increase over 2003 sales.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Monsanto Co. MON.N on  Wednesday posted a narrower quarterly loss on higher seed sales  even as the agribusiness company struggled with stiff  competition and looming legal liabilities.
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Seed and biotech companies see a big opportunity in developing corn and other crops tailored for use in ethanol and other biofuels.
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The board of Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  endorsed on Tuesday a $5 billion buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , sending the deal to the controlling Bancroft family for final approval.
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Dow Jones has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MarketWatch, a provider of online business news, financial information and analytical tools, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $519 million.
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Agribusiness Monsanto Co. said yesterday it will buy vegetable and fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for about $1 billion in cash, looking to capitalize on the trend of healthier diets while further migrating from its chemical herbicide business.
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MIDLAND, Mich. and LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Dec. 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Dow Chemical Company and the Bayer Group today announced that they have reached agreement for Dow to acquire Bayer's Wolff Walsrode business group, primarily involved in cellulose products.
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Dow Chemical Co. DOW.N on Monday  said DuPont Co. DD.N will buy its remaining equity stake in  DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC (DDE), a 50/50 joint venture between  the two companies, for $87 million.
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Monsanto Co., the world&#39;s largest maker of genetically engineered crops, had a loss of $42 million in the seasonally weak fourth-quarter on restructuring expenses and lower sales of Roundup herbicides.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Monsanto Co.  reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent, driven by surging sales of its genetically modified corn and other seeds, sending its shares higher in early trade.
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The Justice Department approved Monsantoâs $1.5 billion acquisition of the cotton company Delta and Pine Land.