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Yahoo to look at strategic alternatives, cut jobs as it pursues spin-off

Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it would consider “strategic alternatives” for its core Internet business and cut about 15 percent of its workforce, even as it continues with its plan to revamp the business and spin it off. The announcement is the strongest sign yet that the board and Chief Executive Marissa Mayer may be willing to…

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Oil lifts stocks off lows, yen and low-risk debt in favor

LONDON (Reuters) – Glimmers of recovery in oil prices on Wednesday lifted European stock markets off their lows and dimmed the allure of the Japanese yen, gold and ultra-low-risk government debt.

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China seeks food security with $43 billion bid for Syngenta

By Ludwig Burger BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) – China made its boldest overseas takeover move yet when state-owned ChemChina agreed a $43 billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta on Wednesday. The largest ever foreign purchase by a Chinese firm, announced by both companies, will accelerate a shake-up in global agrochemicals and marks a setback for U.S. firm Monsanto, which failed to buy Syngenta last year. …

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Monsanto could take lead role in agchem acquisitions: executives

Monsanto Co. executives are discussing whether they should acquire rivals, including top pesticide maker Syngenta AG, company executives said on Tuesday, as talk of consolidation continues in the global agrochemical industry. “We've had conversations inside” about Syngenta and other agricultural companies, Monsanto President Brett Begemann said at an investor meeting at its headquarters in St. Louis. Company executives were studying every possibility for consolidation in both the seed and agrochemical sectors

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Syngenta rejects $42 billion ChemChina offer: Bloomberg

(Reuters) – The world's largest agrichemicals company, Syngenta AG , has rejected a $42 billion takeover offer by state-owned China National Chemical Corp, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, lifting Syngenta's shares. Syngenta is under…

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