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Bayer shares fall after losing Roundup trial
Bayer’s shares fell by 5% on Monday after it was ordered to pay $2.25bn to a Roundup user who developed cancer.
Monsanto USA
Monsanto was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation that existed from 1901 to 2018. In 2018, Bayer was acquired. The main products were genetically modified seeds of corn, soybean, cotton, insecticides such as DDT, as well as the most common herbicide, Roundup, in the world. Key figure: Hugh Grant
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Bayer’s shares fell by 5% on Monday after it was ordered to pay $2.25bn to a Roundup user who developed cancer.