149 results found for: Bayer

Top Shareholder Won’t Back Bayer Management In Key Vote

NEWS Bayer’s largest shareholder, fund manager BlackRock, will not support the German company’s management in a key vote at its annual general meeting, two people familiar […]

Bayer’s Takeover Of Monsanto Results In Shareholder Revolt

NEWS A shareholder rebellion at Bayer AG is poised to worsen after the company’s supervisory board ignored an unprecedented vote of no-confidence against the leadership of Chief Executive […]

Bayer’s Credit Rating Under Scrutiny Following Disastrous Takeover Of Monsanto

NEWS Bayer’s credit rating is coming under scrutiny following its disastrous takeover of Monsanto. Ratings agency Moody’s is warning that cancer lawsuit legal settlements related to […]

Bayer Ordered To Pay $2bn Damages In Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Case

NEWS A jury in California has ordered Bayer to pay more than $2 billion to a couple who developed cancer after using Roundup, its glyphosate-based weedkiller. […]

Protesters Gather Worldwide For Annual March Against Bayer-Monsanto

NEWS Protesters recently gathered across France and in over 30 cities worldwide to march against the activities of Bayer-Monsanto and other agrochemical giants. COMMENT In recent […]

Bayer Admits Monsanto Kept ‘Watch Lists’ On Opponents In Europe

In a startling development, multinational pharma company Bayer has publicly admitted that biotech company Monsanto, which it purchased for $63 billion in 2018, had been keeping […]

Desperate To Repair Its Shattered Image, Bayer Announces $5.6 Billion Weedkiller Research Investment

Desperate to repair its shattered image, pharma company Bayer has announced it will invest $5.6 billion for research into new weedkillers.

U.S. Judge Slashes Roundup Weedkiller Damages Award To $25.3 Million, But Bayer Still Plans To Appeal

A U.S. federal judge has slashed the damages awarded to Edwin Hardeman, a California man who developed cancer as a result of using Roundup, a weedkiller, to control weeds on his property. But Bayer, the company that produces the toxic chemical, claims it isn’t carcinogenic and says it still plans to appeal.