Monsanto Posts Loss on Herbicide Sales
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Agrochemical company Monsanto  Co. on Wednesday posted a quarterly net loss on a drop in U.S.  sales of the herbicide Roundup.
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RadioShack Corp. , the  struggling consumer electronics chain, on Friday reported a  quarterly loss, hurt by declining wireless phone sales at its  company-operated stores and costs of its turnaround plan.
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Stock index futures fell before the  start of Wall Street trading on Thursday with the focus on  quarterly earnings from agriculture company Monsanto ,  jobs data and the Iowa presidential election caucuses.
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The DuPont Company will eliminate 1,500 agriculture jobs and cut output of herbicides and pesticides in a plan to increase spending on genetically modified seeds, the company said yesterday.
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Merck said lost Vioxx sales and estimated customer returns totaled $492 million in the third quarter, and the recall slashed net income by about $553 million.
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Monsanto Co.   reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent,  driven partly by surging sales of its genetically modified corn  and other seeds.
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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, Missouri  - Monsanto Co  raised its 2007 earnings outlook on Monday, citing strong global corn sales, higher prices for its branded Roundup herbicides and a more favorable tax rate.
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Schering-Plough Corp  reported on Monday that third-quarter profit and sales rose, but still fell short of estimates, sending shares down 13 percent amid concerns about its flagship cholesterol drugs.
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Agrochemical company Monsanto Co.  on Wednesday posted a narrower net loss for its fiscal first quarter as a decision to reserve &#36;284 million for legal problems partly offset a boost in the company's key seed business.
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Monsanto increased its earnings forecast for the year after reporting that its first-quarter earnings nearly tripled due to strong sales in Latin America.
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Drug maker Schering-Plough Corp   on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter loss as special  charges from its acquisition of Organon Biosciences late last  year offset sharply higher sales.
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Boston Scientific Corp. , the state's largest life-science company, lost $3.6 billion last year thanks to its expensive acquisition of heart-device maker Guidant Corp. , and executives said yesterday they weren't certain when sales of its most important products would begin to recover from their slump.
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Business & money: US sales of top selling diabetes drug down 50% after tougher regulation and generics hurt entire sector.
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Wild Oats Markets Inc. (NasdaqNM: OATS), a Boulder-based chain of health food grocery stores, announced Oct. 25 that it expects a net loss of 20 cents to 22 cents for its third quarter ended Sept.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Biotech crop critics said they were asking for a permanent injunction to stop the planting of Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified alfalfa after failing to negotiate a settlement with U.S. regulators by a court-imposed deadline on Friday.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Thursday  reported a loss from continuing operations as special charges  more than offset strong sales growth of its array of  prescription drugs.