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JBS gets nod from Brazil court to divest assets

Jul. 13, 2017 at 8:40 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA has received permission from a Brazilian appeals court to sell assets as the world’s largest meatpacker copes with fallout from a corruption scandal involving the family that controls it. In a statement on Thursday, JBS said it had learned that Brazil’s Regional Federal […]

Dow to sell part of Brazil corn seed business

Jul. 11, 2017 at 8:02 pm CDT

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EU, Canada agree start of free trade agreement

Jul. 8, 2017 at 11:29 am CDT

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Brazilian top court justice upholds barring JBS asset sale

Jul. 3, 2017 at 12:32 pm CDT

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Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

Jun. 30, 2017 at 2:57 pm CDT

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Cheese and drugs wrangle holds up EU-Canada trade deal

Jun. 29, 2017 at 2:15 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — Disputes over cheese and pharmaceuticals are holding up the start of a EU-Canada free trade agreement that both sides have championed as a landmark deal for open markets against a protectionist tide. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has received all the clearances required for […]

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Mexico gives conditional approval to Dow, DuPont merger

Jun. 27, 2017 at 1:32 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico’s antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it has given approval to DuPont and Dow Chemical to merge on the condition that they sell certain crop protection products and other assets. The asset sales required by Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) is similar to what U.S. […]

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Syngenta eyes Bayer assets to bolster seed operations

Jun. 27, 2017 at 1:03 pm CDT

Basel | Reuters — Switzerland’s Syngenta, the crop protection company acquired by ChemChina, has vowed to bulk up its seeds business and join the chase for assets rival Bayer must sell to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Monsanto. Syngenta, a distant third in the global seeds market behind […]

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CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

Jun. 21, 2017 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. futures regulators fined a Memphis trading firm and three associates US$5 million on Wednesday for using a manipulative tactic in CME Group’s cattle futures, a market grappling with extreme volatility. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it penalized McVean Trading + Investments $1.5 million and […]

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U.S. Trade Representative says no deadline for NAFTA deal

Jun. 21, 2017 at 3:17 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday there was no deadline for completing NAFTA trade talks between the United States, Canada and Mexico even as lawmakers warned that U.S. business would be hurt by prolonged negotiations. “There is no deadline. My hope is that we […]

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