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Bayer expects significant surge in number of U.S. glyphosate cases

Bayer expects the number of claims in the United States related to Roundup herbicide to have surged in the third quarter, as the German drugs and pesticides maker tries to reach a settlement after earlier court rulings against it. Bayer, which acquired Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers as part of its $63 billion takeover of Monsanto last year, faces potentially heavy litigation costs as plaintiffs claim Roundup causes cancer, something Bayer disputes. Bayer’s shares have lost about 30% of their value since last August when a California jury in the first such lawsuit found Monsanto should …read more […]

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Ride-hailing companies Uber, Lyft won't testify before Congress: report

Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc have declined to appear at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on Wednesday on issues relating to the ride-hailing industry, the Washington Post reported, citing company and congressional sources. The two ride-hailing companies had been asked to appear as part of a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee inquiry on safety and labor practices as lawmakers seek to prepare legislation that will impact the industry. The head of the panel, U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, urged the companies’ chief executives in a letter this week to participate in the inquiry even as Uber and …read more […]

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Sterling falters as Brexit approaches its endgame

* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Brexit negotiations resume in Brussels * Pound edges lower * European stocks dip * European third-quarter earnings seen falling 3.7% y-o-y * U.S. sanctions hit Turkish markets (Updates prices, adds Brexit developments) By Julien Ponthus LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Sterling came off five-month highs and stocks traded sideways on Wednesday as the European Union and Britain sought to avert a disorderly Brexit before an EU summit on Thursday. Global gross domestic product is now expected grow 3% in 2019, the IMF …read more […]