go against the grain, and sometimes they're right. we saw it right in monsanto in 2012. this was one i completely got wrong. thank heavens for the chart. i didn't care for the stock. i didn't like gmos. tim collins saw it another way. he showed the accumulation distribution line, on heavy volume on the up days. that's a sure sign that more money was flowing into the stock than out of it. he noted a persistent pattern it convinced him that large funds were convincing to own the stock long term. it turns out what i didn't see, what i was so confused about was that monsanto's stock had started to be correlated with the price of corn, which was going higher back then, because of newfound demand for ethanol. i was far too concerned about near-term earnings and worries about a shortfall and wasn't thinking big picture, but the chart shows you big picture. the work of collins told you not to fear, something bigger was developing. it turned out to be a big winner -- monsanto's earnings up with it. they were able to piggyback. and it showed the real value of the stock. i got smoked. he saw it

bayer has taken over agribusiness giant monsanto in a record $66 billion takeover, creating the largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals in the world. in washington, d.c., several people were arrested during a sit-in at the headquarters of the department of the interior, demanding the obama administration stop leasing of federal land for oil and gas drilling. the sit-in came after activists delivered a petition signed by more than one million people demanding the end of the lease sales. this is one of the protesters at the sit-in. >> we are mothers. we are daughters. we are sisters. we're here because our american , we wanteds to know you to know we need your help will step help us. how our families. help our land. help our community. amy: and in uruguay, former guantanamo prisoner abu wa'el dhiab has awoken from a coma after an ongoing hunger strike dedemanding he be allowed to lee uruguay and reunite with his family in turkey. dhiab was imprisoned in guantanamo for 12 years without ever being charged with a crime. while in autonomous, he -- in guantanamo, he also launched

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slate for the governor's successor. bayer sweetens its bid for monsanto, is $56 billion enough? while the central bank extend qe this week? this is bloomberg "surveillance ," francine lacqua in london, tom keene in new york. this is the picture overall for the very important gdp figure coming out of the eu. it is important because it has an impact on what we see but also gives us an impact on what germany is doing. germany with worse than expected data out this morning. taylor: philippines president -- the whitete house canceled a meeting after an expletive filled tirade at the u.s. president. theonday duterte warned u.s. against interfering in his war on drugs. he regrets that it came across as a personal attack. david davis told lawmakers there is no turning back and at the end of the process britain will be out of the european union. >> there will be no attempt to stay in the you desk in the eu by the back door. no attempt to engineer a second referendum. because some people did not like the first answer. taylor: several parliamentary committees will investigate .arious aspects of

goat a couple of follow-ups on the faber report. starting with monsanto which i last reported on tuesday, recall that report i said that they were getting close to a deal. it could be the next week to week and a half call it at that point. and price seemed to be close as well. what i can tell you now is, even closer to a deal between monsanto and its buyer and it is buyer, know not bay er. the aspirin. they pronounce it bayer. i will too. they are going to be the buyer of monsanto. the deal announced as soon as likely at this point to be announced next week and the price which lasts reported at 127.50, confirmed by the companies, may be a bit higher than that, but it will not be 130. so a high 120s is what people familiar with the situation are guiding me towards in terms of an expected price there, perhaps bayer does raise a bit from 127.50. the key here, though, is going to be regulatory issues. of course the scrutiny of this deal will get from regulators here in the united states and perhaps even more importantly in the eu. what specific actions will bayer contract actually bi

retail locations unless you pre-ordered. mark: in today's quick take, fires take over monsanto, it is reigniting debate over gm owes in the food chain. -- gmos interchange. -- in the food chain. mohamed el-erian says the government and the private sector's should be doing more to take advantage of the current level of interest rates. >> it is absurd not to be improving our infrastructure when long-term interest rates are so low. directly to engaging the private sector and unleashing what, until now, has been an economy operating well below potential. mark: deutsche bank is not backing down in the u.s. investigation over the sale of mortgage-backed securities, the german lender says it will not pay the $14 billion that prosecutors want to settle the claim. deutsche bank says the negotiations are just beginning. the bank expects it will lead to what it calls a materially lower amount. the new iphone seven on sale and many folks who show up at apple stores may walk away empty-handed. that is because apple has not made enough phones to meet demand. customers who have not pre-ordered them

going to cost estimated $66 billion and result in bayer owning monsanto. this is the third offer to purchase monsanto. >>> people in one neighborhood protests against plans to build a concrete plant. it's supposed to take the place of the old general mills power plant. abc7 news joins us live along the water front with the story. wayne? this is one the developer tells us will change minds but thus far, it isn't influencing the person needs to most influence. she says as of now, she and her staff could not recommend this budget. >> this is what passes for pressure. yet another demonstration of closing redevelopment of this 100 year old industrial landmark. >> that may become a modern wharf if the developer succeeds but remains mired in red tape. >> we have plenty of ports and need land repurposed for something else. >> today, the opposition picked up another endorsement, basing concerns on a impact study with exhaust of hundreds of trucks through the neighborhood every day. it's so bad nearby residents says she'll move at a loss. >> we'll leave. we're at an age where i'm not leaving

national megamerger is going to cost estimated $66 billion and result in bayer owning monsanto. this is the third offer to purchase monsanto. >>> people in one neighborhood protests against plans to build a concrete plant. it's supposed to take the place of the old general mills power plant. abc7 news joins us live along the water front with the story. wayne? this is one the developer tells us will change minds but thus far, it isn't influencing the person needs to most influence. she says as of now, she and her staff could not recommend this budget. >> this is what passes for pressure. yet another demonstration of closing redevelopment of this 100 year old industrial landmark. >> that may become a modern wharf if the developer succeeds but remains mired in red tape. >> we have plenty of ports and need land repurposed for something else. >> today, the opposition picked up another endorsement, basing concerns on a impact study with exhaust of hundreds of trucks through the neighborhood every day. it's so bad nearby residents says she'll move at a loss. >> we'll leave. we're at an age whe

gamble? m&a. day for er raising its offer for monsanto for the second time. less appetite for risk today. the best run for almost a month -- gmm is the function. this is the equity column. predominately in the red, the ftse down by .75%. look at stirling, highest level since the end of june. a flavor ahead of the big ecb meeting on thursday. airbus shares up by 1% today. vietnam is likely to rank among the top 10 fastest-growing aviation markets in the next couple of decades. vietnam airlines signed a deal a350 widebody aircraft fronts ollanta was in vietnam. expand is estimated to the air travel market by 20% in the next the years. -- president francois hollande was in vietnam. the japanese carrier planning to claim compensation for rolls-royce engines. forming a cancellation of a dozen flights last month after finding broken turbines on three aircraft. the formal compensation may be discounts on future purchases or free cars. shares and rolls-royce down by .7%. swiss gdp, the economy secondating in the quarter, rising by .6%. expanding from a revised .3% in the prior quarter. -- ant th

pharmaceutical company with the female head. -- is considering dropping the monsanto name once its takeover is complete, according to people familiar with the matter. they say the german company is considering the move to avoid sullying its reputation. the monsantoew, ceo signaled he is open to a change. has raised ayer combined annual sales peak forecast of over 10 billion euros. some of the world's largest hedge funds are expanding in asia as they seek new areas of growth. haveding to filings, three incorporated units in singapore this year while asian hedge funds haven't been immune to withdrawals that have placed the industry. some investors, including china's sovereign wealth fund, may increase holdings in the region. they are betting they can be rivals in developed markets. guy: thank you very much. two of the biggest banks are defying the market forecast. a federal reserve rate hike tomorrow, an economist says traders haven't taken the fed's intentions to heart. the head of fixed interest is still with us. what do you make that call? you have already indicated you think the market proba

talk about raising. monsanto is that be pushing for a price closer to $130. , the price oneek the table was 12750. 130 would bemed as the price. with a huge premium relative to current share price is in with the virus offering, $127.50. it seems hundred $30 is the magical number, according to people familiar with the matter. that deal is in the final stretch. one of the big brewers and public owners, shares falling. uncertainty is translating into the softening of some economic indicators. and reduction of consumer confidence. sales rising 1.7% in the 18 week to september the fourth. this is a great chart, that tells us how a rally in european corporate bonds has raised the negative cooperation between the yields and the dax index. the corporate indices show the stretch between investment-grade and high-yield debt narrows 13%, the white line in the last month. just 2%, the blue line. that means the 30 day correlation, which is the bottom line tween the two has risen to -.9% in july.om 90 minutes into the trading day in the united states, and abigail doolittle has the latest. abiga

buy out monsanto.. for 66 billion dollars.. that's one hundred 28 dollars per share in an all cash transaction.. both boards unanimously approved the agreement. in their release.. they claim value creation of one point five billion dollars after three years.. in a video statement on a bayer-monsanto website.. advancing together dot com.. bayer says the merger benefits agriculture.. "what we do is good for consumers. we help to produce efficient, safe, healthy, and affordable food. it is also good for our increase yields in a sustainable way. shareholders from both companies benefit from this transaction, because this is about value creation and growth." monsanto says this is an exciting time for the future. "together with bayer, we're going to be able to offer growers even better solutions faster. this combination will deliver just that, an innovation engine that pairs bayer's crop protection portfolio with our world class seeds and traits." there are some critics of these mergers in the agriculture community.. they claim having fewer companies limits farmer choice. ---- cattle is

speculation. very important story. here it is. monsanto, they're buying the licensing rights to a company called crisper. crisper has process for modifying genes that give you produce that's not the technically gmo, okay? so distinction, between gmo and crisper gene. explain it. liz: everybody hates monsanto for gmos, right. that is problem, certainly in europe. instead of swapping in an organism to change the dna of the vegetable, they're basically changing the dna of the vegetable itself, taking out a letter or two from the code. instead of introducing an organism and they're going into the vegetable to protect it from turning brown or duty, whatever. this is game-changer. >> so beneficial for some people around the world. we have to get over the overwrought debate about gmos. stuart: genetic engineering works. >> the alternative is starvation because there is not enough food. i will take the gmo. stuart: wait a second, scott shellady, scott, are you still there? i know you're hanging on here. >> i am here. stuart: i want a comment on gm os and genetically engineered food from you? >> o

worst today. utilities, along with energy, down with oil prices, mark. santos -- monsanto -- we are entering the final stretch. both sides are said to be moving closer to the deal, the deal said to be announced next week. for a pricehing closer to $130 per share. wants $130.eemingly they are said to be discussing the one point 5 billion dollar breakup fee as well, but feel it .ould squeeze farmers that is the breaking news. we could be moving closer to a deal between monsanto and bayer. thatbayer move closer to price? let's talk football. this is english football. you call it soccer. soccer authorities investigating -- not only feel -- the chinese companies investing more than $68 million in british soccer over the last nine months. david, what is going on? does china want to take over soccer, david? david: the chinese government has made it very clear it wants to invest as much in european-style football as it can. it was to make the next world cup in china. it has made an incredible move on a number of football clubs. problem?t is the we don't actually know what is doing the buyin

have news on the potential for a deal between bayer and monsanto, willing to pay more than $65 billion for the seed company monsanto, sweetening their offer. there is a question will the justice department let this happen? we've seen a trend here we've been reporting on as we look at big deals being held up. anthem and cigna 55 billion, still hasn't gone through. aetna and humana, hasn't gone through. these have been called off by the government or a justice department, staples and office depot. the big deals would make for a less competitive environment. more "cavuto: coast-to-coast" with neil cavuto and carl icahn after a quick break. upgrade your phone system and learn how you could save at vonage.com/business . neil: probably not a big surprise here, new york attorney general says he's going to launch antitrust investigation over mylan over the epipen pricing issues. carl icahn on the phone. i'm veering off what we were just discussing. what do you make of this now and state general looking into this? >> you're talking about mylan? neil: yes. >> i talk about what i study an

pesticides. monsanto previously rejected a bid saying it was an adequate. sources tell bloomberg citic is searching for a purchase. stock market turmoil putting pressure on [inaudible] a&a may claim compensation from rolls-royce with regard to the dreamliner's. ana make them compensation from rolls-royce with regard to dreamliners. ana is changing the turbine blades on all rolls-royce engines. let's check into the markets. asian stocks looking mixed. melbourne isw from the market analyst from ing. seen --ly that we have there's relief rally following the payroll numbers, how much risk are we setting up for? i think that is the issue. vote, wake of the brexit when you are using that as an input into the discount rate that you price long-duration assets such as equities, that in stocksive surge globally. now we are seeing a reversal of that. u.k. yields are heading up. we have also been seeing some interesting moves on the japanese bond market. a lot of speculation moving around what the boj may announce later this month and whether that will lead to less pressure on the longer end of the y

special conversation with tom vilsack. what he thinks about a megamerger of monsanto and buyer. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: this is bloomberg markets. time for the bloomberg business flash, a look at the biggest business stories in the news right now. until raises forecast for third-quarter sales today. the semiconductor giant now sees revenue of 16 early in dollars. the previous forecast was $14.9 billion. it is now forecasting the midpoint at roughly 63%. some of the world's biggest banks want the u.s. to help them check london's status as a financial hub after brexit. they have asked the u.s. and others to lobby policymakers. that is according to barclays chairman. citigroup and deutsche bank are on the short list. a u.s. panel investigating wells theo and the scandal of opening of unauthorized accounts. the house services committee will look into the allegedly illegal activity to meet aggressive sales goals. that is your business flash update. monsantohe takeover of once again of investors this week. size and complexity, the deal is getting attention on regulators around the

proposed -- led byf monsanto beyers proposed purchase of monsanto. all of these currencies are rising against solyndra after moody's cut its desperate against the lira after moody cut its credit rating. -- turkishowth assets are falling the most since the attended coup in july. we got stocks falling, bonds falling. with the rating cut, the difficulties turkey faces is in attracting the foreign capital need to cover its current account deficit. turkish assets falling today. that is the picture that tells the best story. every currency today rising against the lira. .rancine: mark barton here in the u.k., jeremy corbyn retains leadership of the party. he boosted his mandate from grassroot members. the results were announced at the start of the conference in liverpool back on saturday. addresses the council today. great to have you on the program could what are we expecting to hear from him? much.thank you so he is going to speak much later. they shadow chancellor will be moreng about interventionist than you yearsve heard in previous . he is going to be saying that the winds of globaliz

a merger. bayer buys monsanto in the biggest takeover of 2016. creating an agricultural conglomerate that could reshape the farming industry. >>> hitting the road. if you're in pittsburgh, you can get an uber car that drifz itself. >> ae way to raise funds for supplies. those stories and more tonight on "nightly business report," september 241th name the biggest takeover of the year. bayer buying monsanto, the price tag $56 billion. but getting the deal done was not easy and won't be. bayere

monsanto. pipelinebiggest company could be cleared in america. may ask formusk more cash. can we raise the funds in aids for the new model 3 and the giga factory. scarlet: we are halfway through the u.s. trading day after labor day. back but's good to be not so many people are laboring in the stock market but volume is up about 7% on the s&p 500 or with a 30 day average. we are still seeing the low volatility and the 41st withght session without -- only 1% movement. everything is trading in a narrow range as the nasdaq leads the games. in terms of the movers, within technology, we are looking at amazon and netflix. they were commented on by different analysts. they say amazon remains well below fair value and is talking about the company's long scale of growth. he's got an overweight rating. a $900 price target with chairs below $800 and netflix is being commented on. of the analysis suggests 25% upset and concerns about domestic saturation are reflected already in his estimates for the company. we are looking at twitter because the company board is set to make -- to meet later t

. bayer is considering dropping the monsanto name. once the takeover is complete -- name, once the takeover is complete. they say the german company is considering the move to avoid selling its reputation. the ceo signals he is open to a change. bayer has raised its peak forecast by a third over 10 billion euros. some of the world's largest hedge funds are expanding in asia as they seek new areas of growth. they have incorporated units in singapore this year while asian hedge funds have not -- that have plagued the industry including china's sovereign wealth fund, betting they can beat rivals. that is the bloomberg business flash. mark. mark: the un's general assembly kicks off today with a strong emphasis on ending the global refugee crisis. is today a declaration was signed and world leaders including the greek prime minister and just delegates on the issue and the urgency of its implementation. it would not agree in today's declaration to replace dangerous if weion routes with -- do not accelerate the settlement of refugees to countries around the world that can host them, we wi

couple mergers moving stock today, mergers we knew about. dow and change in the s&p. gains for monsanto, for example. if the merger goes through, it will drop the monsanto name because that is just add pr. hotels get approval from chinese regulators to get blocked by marriott. starwood again or, fedex in moments with its earnings, the stock rallies into the release. joe: let's look at government bonds ahead of these big central bank decisions. sorry, i forgot about wells fargo. getting killed last week, but doing well this week. pretty quiet as the final count ahead of those central-bank decisions. in theexpect more action next few hours with regards to the boj and the fed. i want to look at a chart of the 10 year yield. there is something i want to point out, around 6:00 a.m., yields started to slide. it was fairly dramatic at the time, and there is a poll showing hillary clinton gaining. there is a theory that donald trump will be good for higher yields because more fiscal stimulus. i am not saying there's a connection, but i did think it was interesting that was our high point of the

next hour. here is what we are watching. monsanto clenched with a fourth bid to create the world's biggest supplier of seeds and pesticides. the ceos of both companies are speaking to bloomberg. isnie: jean claude juncker his state of the union speech, warning about the dangers of antiestablishment forces saying it is as strong as it was in the 1950's. we hear from the formula i.e. profile, pluswing what he makes of liberty's deal to buy formula one. have a look at european equities, under 30 minutes until the end of the wednesday session. these are equity indices. many trading in the green, especially -- including the ftse 100 driven by commodities producers. the benchmark is up 4/10 of 1%. 600.e up on the stoxx that trend for now is coming to an end. check out this chart, showing the broad-based selloff of the stoxx 600. more stocks have full and the european benchmark in september than any other month since august 2015. this is what the chart tells us, indicating a wide loss of faith since the recovery in june. an average of 326 companies have dropped each day this month. nearin

magnitude of the moves in the economy. >> bayer has increased its bid for monsanto. it is up to about $6 billion. it will be around $125 a share. while it is well above its share price, they appeared to want more. it is about a five dollar pickup from the last bid, the original bid. >> from the original. vonnie: the share prices dropped, so it is more attractive even. what is stopping monsanto? >> they have made it clear that they will not negotiate -- they want a 130 minimum to get to the table and try to get a proper deal done. so it is interesting as a playbook. >> is there any discussion about a hostile takeover? ed: there is some conversation. i think there is a low probability of that happening. bayer does not have a history of doing this kind of aggressive deal. and the other thing here is a would just be a difficult one to sell. there is a lot of regulatory stuff that could come up. it would be a mess. i think it would be hard for them to execute on that. matt: let's talk about apple. the company rolled out updated products and features at an event in san francisco today. nota

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pay $57 diagonal stoo the for monsanto. bayer has been trying to buy the company. >>> see all of the live streaming video on twitter and that includes "thursday night football" games and more. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. >>> of course, "thursday night football" on cbs kicks off tonight. coming up on "cbs this morning," cowher will preview the jets/bills matchup. >>> still hay, a new librarian at the u.s. of congress. we will preview the swearing in of a librarian who is making history on her own. every day my challenge is to be in sync with my body, y routine. that's why i'm taking the activia two week probiotic challenge by enjoying activia yogurt with billions of probiotics every day. because when my routine is in sync, i can face any challenge. so take the activia probiotic challenge! visit activia.com to learn more. take the activia probiotic challenge now. it works or it's free! fact. people spend less time lying awake with aches and pains with advil pm than with tylenol pm. advil pm combines the number one pain reliever gentle, non-habit f

. they buy a producer on santo at a $6 billion deal. bob is over at monsanto's trading post. >> 66 billion, that's the biggest foreign purchase ever by a german company. monsan monsanto's ceo said they are merging the best of both companies. >> it's a very strong deal for shareholders. as we look to the future, we think the combination of taking the monsanto bio technology seats and data science and combine that with chemistry, we unlock future renovation of growth that's desperately needed at the moment. i think it's great growth for today and needed for the future. >> what he said shs it, it's ab optimizing crop yields around the world. right now monsanto has 26% of the global seed market. baer only has 3%. a little more controversial was the price. guys, we were thinking it would be in the mid-30s. ultimately it's been a long negotiation. 128, a little lighter than some people expected. some comments about that. >>> many big name investors meanwhile took the stage yesterday at the delivering alpha conference, and many were quick to sound the alarm on the global economy of these

upping the ante. monsanto increasing its offer a second time to $56 billion. they are willing to pay 2% more than its previous stand. bid.evious largest is the worlds seed supplier and a pioneer of crop biotechnology. it's gtmo seats are the majority of corn and soy plants grown in the united states. china is also -- china pharma plans to use the proceeds from the listing to fund acquisitions , expand many fracturing, build warehouses. how will a oil production freeze impact businesses? oil.ll speak to set sat -- set oil. -- statoil. ♪ glenn stevens hosting his final policy meeting. paul allen has more on this. issues,a still has its has it not, now? the world is bifurcated when it comes to interest rate policy. economistwe handle 26 surveyed saying no change today or in october. the cash rate expected to stay put at 1.5%. wait toing seems to be see what the u.s. federal reserve does in september. if they raise the cash rate that is going to make things much easier for the reserve bank of australia in terms of the australian dollar. that doesn't solve the other problems half week inf

proposal for monsanto. the antitrust breakup fee would be doubled. say the monsanto board could discuss and approve the offer as soon as today. this confirms an earlier report. monsanto has rebuffed them three times already. this is bloomberg. ♪ a gorgeous september afternoon. this is "bloomberg markets" from new york. commodity markets are closing in new york. we start with agricultural, sugar hitting a high. gold is trying to snap a four-day losing streak. finally, oil plunging today, settling down 3% at $44.90 a barrel. the supply glut is seen as persisting into next year. for more on oil, let's bring in our guest. still calling for oil hitting $80 a barrel next year. i thought it was $60, right? we are looking for oil to be in the 60's by this year and 2017.ing by $80 by the industry does not need $80. supply can be managed in the 60's. ,f supply will be shrinking psychologically you could see $80.ment take oil up to >> can you walk us through that? given this iaea forecast, talk persistingupply glut , that would seem to be a big headwind for prices. what we mean? yes, inventories

offer of $56.5 billion for agricultural firm monsanto, and doubling the fee. and unilever's ceo tells bloomberg best central-bank stimulus is limiting economic growth. nothe reality is is it is giving us the growth that we

up we had you on set and did not talk about our favorite deal. ayer and monsanto. they are in the in game. when do we think the in game will actually be? >> we think it's coming soon. it could happen this week and that would end over three months of back and forth and they are not quite there in terms of price. it looks like they are on track. as we see, it's not done until it's done. mark: you will be here to tell us all about it. thanks. david cameron, the former uk prime minister is to stand down as an mp. he is and him p in a district. we hear the press association tells us that he will stand down. that will trigger an election in that district. referendum.brexit he said he would step down as soon as the new leader was named. the new leader was named sooner than people imagined. has stepped down as an mp of the whitney district. that is breaking news. not completely an anticipated. the timing may be later than people expected. hillary clinton's health care is in danger of becoming a political price -- crisis. but that be another landmine for suddenly vulnerable markets. that's

monsanto for example and that there's no evidence that it increases crop volume around the world and it migrates and affects other neighboring farms and contaminates other neighboring farms and it just produces its own backlash with the so-called killer weeds mutating and resisting monsanto's seeds so monsanto has to the anti-on those. what do you think of all that? where are you on those foods where genetic engineering is a powerful functionality, it's kind of like electricity and when such a technology comes before the public for society, i think we should try to maximize outfits and minimize problems, with electricity, electricity price people every year. little babies stick their innocent little fingers and the outlets and their dead. we need to try to control that because electricity arguably has provided benefits though some arguable and the same thing with genetically modified crops. some of them may be beneficial. some of them may be dangerous. we should look at each of them individually.has the government monitored, evaluated the safety adequately? are farmers using the product

have operated. monsanto, for example. and that there's no evidence that it increases crop volume around the world and that it migrates and effects other neighboring farms and contaminates other neighboring farms and it just produces its own backlash with the so-called killer weeds, mutating and resisting monsanto's seeds so monsanto has to up the ante on those. what do you think of all that? where are you on gmo foods? >> genetic engineering is a powerful technology, kind of like electricity. when such a technology comes before the public or society, i think we should try to maximize benefits and minimize problems. like with electricity. electricity fries people every year. little babies stick their innocent little fingers in the outlets, and they're dead. we need to try to control that because electricity, arguably, has provided benefits. though some are arguable. and same thing with genetically modified crops. some of them may be beneficial. some of them may be dangerous. we should look at each one individually. have the -- has the government evaluated the safety adequately? ar

last bid we heard from baehr, baehr essentially taking over monsanto was $127 a share or thereabouts. it might go up a bit. but we do understand that this thing is reaching conclusion. that next week bankers are saying if this thing could get done, it's a good chance. my only fly in the ointment here, neil, is that this will face strict regulatory scrutiny both in the eu and here in the u.s. with that, it could always delay it but the bankers are saying this is near completion, and if it gets done, it could be next week. back to you. neil: all right. thank you very much, charlie gasparino. meanwhile the left is still angry at matt for being too kind to donald trump? >> the most important thing for the public and the press is to just listen to what he says and follow up and ask questions about what appear to be either contradictory or uninformed or outright wacky ideas. neil: leading aside, that's the president of the united states talking about a potential successor. not exactly the kindest terms. again, off of u.s. soil. dagen mcdowell on whether there is a bias going on here. >> we

watch this. ashley: yes, charlie gasparino sources say that a bayer-monsanto deal could be announced next week. moving along strongly, they were 127.50 a share and some analysts said it would take 130 a share, but apparently the bankers according to charlie gasparino working on the regulatory issues. stuart: i'd like to see man santo stock. if that's accurate and they move forward with a bayer takeover, then monsanto stocks should go up liz: there are regulatory concerns. in the european union and here in the united states. we're worried about that. >> the market says they don't expect the deal to go through. >> they may not have heard charlie's report. stuart: it looks like the scene on the left-hand side of your screen is almost frozen there, they look like secret service guys waiting to open a door. i'm making the assumption, perhaps i'm wrong, that hillary clinton is inside that suv. ashley: looks like a government suv. they're looking suitably grim. stuart: they're grim-- >> it's not funny. stuart: you know what? i've been told that minutes ago we saw the mystery man. now, i did

is getting even bigger. bayer says it is upping its bid for monsanto to $65 billion cash. they reject bayer previous two offers. >>> apple is suspect to announce its latest iphone at an event in san francisco, one big change, apple's likely donna way with the analog head phone jack and instead come with wireless headphones that connect digitally look for better cameras more storage and new colors like midnight blue. >>> how about some french toast with that frappuccino, star bucks is getting in the brunch game with new menu items at stores in portland and seattle. test program will offer brunch from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on weekend only with items like french toast, waffles and kiesh made with cage free eggs, of course. >> i can go for that because star bucks food menu is very limited. i have to make a trip to pannera, have you seen their pastries at pannera, that is good stuff. >> i'm a big fan of the panera bread, correctly named panera bread. >> one of their bear claws will put new a pastry induced coma i'm just telling you. >> reporter: good to know. i will save that for t

businesses, pursuing a takeover of monsanto. the federal reserve is urging congress to repeal making powers here to goldman sachs would be among the banks most contested in the recommendations issued today by u.s. banking agencies. the report is required by the dodd frank act. and that is your business flash update. vonnie: let's head to the markets desk where julie hyman has the latest sector spider report. julie: i'm looking at retail because we have a lot of retail news -- earnings from various retailers, and we have a lot of negative reports today. that is pushing down the srt -- the retail etf -- down by about 1.5%. there is one stock in particular mitigating the declines. i will talk about that in a second. the bad news first -- tractor supply company big drop that stock. it is leading etf down, down 17% today. the company cutting its full-year profit forecast, it's four-year sales forecast as well. it basically says it has seen trouble in areas of the country that are dependent on the energy business to where it has a lot of its stores. even though -- business, where it has a

. >> speaking by the way, finally, speaking of m&a, monsanto now trading below 106 on a $128 offer all-cash deal to be acquired by bayer. their number in notes this morning, one in particular, i forget who saying we don't think this thing's going to get approved. that's a bit of an outlier but it does show this is going to be a long slog for them. >> what are you hearing about the attitude? >> you know, the clock just stopped in the eu, that's happened many times for many corporations. it's not necessarily indicative they're somehow going to be facing an onslaught, but the clock has stopped. it's going to take time to get approvals. >> you did a great interview with the bayer ceo and monsanto. you made it very clear, look, farmers are protected class worldwide. and the farmers want innovation, and a lot of the farmers, been a lot of lawsuits with monsanto and farmers, but that's well known. the farmers want these seed companies to be played against each other. and then suddenly, you know, you get -- monsanto's not going to start a new seed that is going to compete with bayer. so i do t

the horizon. bayer to buy monsanto. will regulators allow that to go through and why you should care. martha: donald trump getting help from a hollywood icon, jon voight joins us straight ahead. >> i can only feel, if god allows truth to be said and heard, that we will see donald trump the next president second [cheering] for partners in health, time is life. we have 18,000 people around the world. the microsoft cloud helps our entire staff stay connected and work together in real time to help those that need it. the ability to collaborate changes how we work. what we do together changes how we live. siriusxm's free listening event that's might be over,ckin'. but now you can turn us back on with packages starting at $5.99 a month, plus fees. just call 855-874-7743 to keep hearing all the things that make you love taking the long way home. ♪ so call 855-874-7743 or visit siriusxm.com/getsxm to turn us back on. and up. americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. that's why we make more ecomm

monsanto, and it has to do with a pesticide, developing a new soybean seed. what is going on? ellen: they want to introduce a decambo,ticide called which already exists. they came up with new seats that are resistant to it, to grow these plants, and it would take care of the bugs, etc. carol: it sounds like a good plan. it does, but it is that for other plants, so they come up with a formula that would to the plant. it has not been approved, but it cropsing up on other cured farmers are finding huge crops of soybean being destroyed. carol: they're making a dicamba- resistant soybean seed, right? feel: yes, and farmers like they have to switch otherwise their crops will be gone. zika, the fight against ground zero as florida, the miami-dade county area. it is a political battle. why can't we get money from the federal government to help in the fight? ellen: president obama addressed this issue how congress did not allocate funds to battle zika, and ended up in gridlock. what has ended up this there are cdc orur people from the other agencies working with local officials, trying to fi

billion worth of deals led monsantos takeover of $65.7 billion. vonnie: we are moments away from mario draghi addressing the european parliament. live shots of parliamentarians waiting for the ecb president to arrive and begin speaking. governmentsd to ask to extend the pace of structural reforms. we will bring you all of the headlines. let's check in on first word news. alisa parenti has more. alisa: donald trump looks to apply his new campaign discipline at tonight's first debate. trump and hillary clinton face off at the event in hofstra university near new york city are you in the polls by learning to stay out of his own way. a new bloomberg politics survey shows the two are in a dead heat with 46% each. trump leads when third-party candidates are included. it watch the debate right here on bloomberg tv starting at 8:30 p.m. eastern area our coverage will include 30 minute pre-and post debate shows led by mark halperin and the bloomberg politics team. twitter will live stream the broadcast. beginner donors overwhelmingly favor hillary clinton in the presidential race. clinton has c

preventing prices from going up. carol: you guys do a story on monsanto, and it has to do with a pesticide, developing a new soybean seed. what is going on? ellen: they want to introduce a new insecticide called dicamba, which already exists. they wanted to come up with a new formulation. they came up with new seeds resistant to it so you could grow these plants and it would take care of the bugs, etc. carol: it sounds like a good plan. ellen: it does, but it is dangerous for other plants so they came up with another formula. it has not been approved but people are using it anyway. it is ending up on other crops . farmers are finding huge crops of soybean being destroyed. it also affects caught in crops. carol: they're making a dicamba-resistant soybean seed, right? ellen: yes, and farmers feel like they have to switch because otherwise their crops will be ruined. carol: you talk about what his going on with the fight against zika. ground zero is florida the , miami-dade county area. it is a political battle. why can't we get money from the federal government to help in the fight