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Citigroup Inc. is restructuring, and Gary Crittenden, chairman of Citi Holdings, is leaving to join middle market private equity firm Huntsman Gay Global Capital as a managing director .

A former lawyer with Monsanto Co. has been hired as an adviser at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration .

Most people dont pay much attention to where the stuff we eat comes from, much less spend time pondering the politics of food production.In recent years, though, food writers and activists have increasingly questioned the consequences of how the typical American meal is produced.

Monsanto product reach regulatory milestones in the EU Jul. 6, 2009 ST. LOUIS -- Monsanto Company announced Friday that experts at the European Food Safety Authority issued a favorable scientific opinion on Monsanto's Roundup Ready 2 corn product for cultivation and reconfirmed the safety of its YieldGard insect-protected corn trait.

Summary This document provides a scientific opinion of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority on 3 applications submitted under Regulation No 1829/2003 for renewal of the authorisation of existing food and food ingredients produced from genetically modified maize MON810 ; feed consisting of ...

Officials with Monsanto Co. say the 900 planned layoffs announced last week won't have much impact on southeastern Idaho.

According to Monsanto Company - the combination of a new biotechnology trait and seed treatment system in soybeans is demonstrating strong early season performance.

European food regulators issued a favorable scientific opinion on Monsanto Co. 's Roundup Ready 2 corn product for cultivation and reaffirmed the safety of its insect-protected corn trait.

Maui County may become the second county in the state to ban the genetic engineering of taro, the Polynesian staple that is considered sacred by many Native Hawaiians.

Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell 14 percent and disclosed plans to cut 900 jobs, or about 4 percent of its work force.

MONHEIM, Germany and ST. LOUIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer CropScience AG and Monsanto Company have agreed to cross license their respective herbicide tolerance traits in rapeseed/canola on a non-exclusive basis for commercialization within their respective branded canola seed businesses.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: MGM Mirage, up 85 cents at $6.69 The casino operator said an amendment to a credit agreement has erased doubts about its near-term ability to continue operating.

Implied volatility on Acorda Therapeutics Inc. has spiked during the past several weeks, as traders await a decision from the Food and Drug Administration on the company's treatment for improving the walking ability of multiple sclerosis patients - the first of its kind.

Darden Restaurants, Inc fourth quarter sales rose 8% to $1.98 billion and net income rose 21% to $123 million or 87 cents a share.

MON , RAD , BA MON , RAD , BA The market closed at mixed levels as the NASDAQ and S&P 500 closed up 1.55% and .065% respectively to 1,792.34 and 900.94, while the Dow Jones traded down 0.28% to 8,299.86.A Oil continued to fall today as it dropped $0.57 cents to $68.67 per barrel.A Natural Gas followed suit by dropping $0.10 down to $3.91.A Precious ...

Dole Fresh Vegetables , through a five-year collaboration with Monsanto a s seed division, is developing products aimed at specific traits preferred by consumers.

The movie " Food, Inc ." begins in the aisles of a grocery store, then eventually makes its way through Southern chicken coops, western feedlots and Indiana cornfields.

St. Louis-based agricultural products company predicts its new technology to have a $300 million to $500 million value come 2020.

Federal regulators say an Idaho mine that Monsanto Co. depends on to make its Roundup weed killer has violated federal and state water quality laws almost since it opened, sending selenium and other heavy metals into the region's streams.

U.S. stocks rose for a second day after orders for durable goods unexpectedly jumped and earnings topped estimates at Oracle Corp.