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Leverkusen Mar 17, 2020 (Thomson StreetEvents) -- Edited Transcript of Bayer AG earnings conference call or presentation Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 9:00:00am GMTBayer Aktiengesellschaft - Head of Communications, Government Relations and Corporate BrandBayer Aktiengesellschaft - President of Pharmaceuticals Division & Member of the Board of Management* Wolfgang U. NicklMichael…

Chemical fertilizer plant, San Joaquin Valley. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 and has $46.8 billion in assets (December 2018). It is the largest charitable foundation in the world and distributes more aid for global health than any government. One of the…

Bayer, which is fighting claims its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, announced its Chairman Werner Wenning was stepping down because the drug and chemical company was making good progress in settlement talks. Wenning was one of the architects of a $63 billion Monsanto takeover deal. 73-year-old Wenning’s term as chairman of…

No rush to settle Roundup lawsuits, Bayer CEO says LEVERKUSEN, Germany — German drugs and pesticides company Bayer worked on Thursday to quell expectations it was nearing an out-of-court settlement laying to rest claims its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer.Bayer said after publishing its earnings outlook for 2020 it was in…

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By The Associated PressWed., Feb. 26, 2020timer1 min. readFRANKFURT - Bayer AG board chairman Werner Wenning is stepping down from his post at the drug and chemical company, which is facing a major legal battle over its Roundup weed killer.Wenning, who is 73, said he had planned to leave last…

The board chairman is stepping down at Germany's Bayer AG as the company faces legal claims in the US over a weed killer that plaintiffs say causes cancerFebruary 26, 2020, 5:10 PM2 min readFRANKFURT, Germany -- Bayer AG board chairman Werner Wenning is stepping down from his post at the…

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A jury on Saturday awarded US$ 250 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms had severely damaged his trees — an award that could bode well for over 140 other farmers suing the…