Bayer cuts forecasts on Monsanto delay as lawsuits pile up

Bayer (BAYGn.DE) cut its earnings forecast on Wednesday due to delays to its $63 billion (49.2 billion pounds) takeover of Monsanto, and said sales of its consumer care products fell, hitting its shares, already reeling from a legal battle over the weed killer Roundup. The weaker earnings forecast adds to a number of challenges facing the German drugmaker as it braces for years of legal wrangling over the alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers. Bayer said the number of plaintiffs seeking damages over Monsanto’s Roundup and Ranger Pro herbicides had risen to 8,700 from 8,000 from last month, …read more

Source:: Yahoo Finance

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