Syngenta seen opening up after source says Monsanto boosts offer
ZURICH (Reuters) – Syngenta AG, the Swiss agricultural chemicals maker, was seen opening up more than 7 percent after a source said Monsanto Co. had sweetened its takeover offer, according to premarket indicators in Zurich.
Monsanto sweetens offer for Syngenta, values firm at $47 billion
NEW YORK and CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S.-based Monsanto Co sweetened its offer to buy Switzerland’s Syngenta AG , valuing the company at around $47 billion as it tries to lure the Swiss firm to the negotiating table, a person familiar with the matter said…
Oil rebounds after sharp losses, but China worries weigh
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil markets recovered more than a percent on Tuesday after a sharp drop in the prior session, although prices held near 6-1/2-year lows as continued weakness in Chinese equities triggered fears of an economic tailspin in the…
Sears looks to boost Kenmore and Craftsman brands with new hire
(Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp named a former Johnson & Johnson executive to a new position as president of “hardlines” as the struggling retailer tries to stem the declining market positions of the Kenmore, Diehard and Craftsman brands.
Wall St. suffers worst day in four years, S&P confirms correction
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes plunged almost 4 percent on Monday as investors, rattled about China’s economy, sold heavily in an unusually volatile session that confirmed the benchmark S&P 500 was formally in a correction.
GE cutting 262 more Lufkin oil unit jobs in Texas
(Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Monday it was cutting 262 more jobs at its Lufkin oil unit in Texas and closing a foundry as it grapples with the plunge in global oil prices.
Exclusive: Boeing eyes ‘several hundred’ layoffs in satellite division
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co on Monday told its workers that it expected to cut as many as “several hundred” jobs in its satellite business through the end of 2015 due to a downturn in U.S. military spending and delays in commercial satellite order…
GM suspends 800 job cuts at Brazil plant, ending strike
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Workers at a General Motors Co plant in Brazil ended a two-week strike on Monday after the company agreed to suspend nearly 800 job cuts, buying time in an industry where idle assembly lines have roiled labor tensions.
Monsanto sweetens offer for Syngenta, values firm at $47 billion
NEW YORK and CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S.-based Monsanto Co sweetened its offer to buy Switzerland’s Syngenta AG , valuing the company at around $47 billion as it tries to lure the Swiss firm to the negotiating table, a person familiar with the matter said…
In Toshiba scandal, the ‘tough as nails’ target setter
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tom Scott, a former U.S. executive at Toshiba Corp , remembers his former boss Atsutoshi Nishida as an aggressive leader who could motivate staff but also rattle them with tough sales targets and an occasional dressing down. 
