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based companies syngenta a g.e. monsanto and others suggested the seek and chemical giant now owned by state owned china national chemical corp is reportedly constructing a laboratory hub to do gene editing research and development the other big names are monsanto and of course dupont dow dupont now the chinese move raises concerns among those in the u.s. who fear that large scale agricultural production could also believed to be from the us to china which has been acquiring massive holdings in water rich central africa and is on the verge of instituting advanced agribusiness if successful chinese doesn't mystic product production of ag commodities could replace u.s. exports to china in many instances china is the largest export market for u.s. commodities as we spoke about a moment ago including soybeans and here discuss is fred kaufman the author of bet the farm out food stop being food fred thank you for joining us let's get these basics done first we talk about gene splicing and people think it's this futuristic stuff bu

the company emphasized they made some progress on the monsanto merger and they are trying, two thirdse approvals they need for the merger to go through. happeningthe company on track e adjusted forecast for this year remained unchanged. guy: thank you. the view out of frankfurt. you can follow him on first go. matt: thank you. i was look at first go after i look at mliv. find on content you can first. there is a new bloomberg.com. we relaunched our website with a host of exciting new features. head over and check it out. there is my plug for the new bloomberg.com. we will be speaking to the ceo of adidas about his earnings numbers, about the existence of reebok, and about kanye west. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: adidas reported first-quarter sales up 1.9% -- or 10% that at constant exchange rate. they reiterated its growth -- goal to grow revenues by 10%. with this now is the ceo -- us now is the ceo. here isency story amazing and the sales growth i am sure will be impressive for investors. the conversation is all about kanye west after his slavery comments. before we get into the earni

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on a wall street therefore it's not german pharmaceutical company by is one step closer to merging with u.s. agricultural giant monsanto off the european regulators approved the sale of buyers crop science business to its rival b.s.s. now it's one of a number of conditions the e.u. set when it approved the much of back in march european officials say the sales needed to ensure a second petition in the market the deal between buy and one cent is funny well it has sixty billion dollars. the number of jolt vacancies in germany has hit an all time high that's according to the institute for employment research says that one point two million positions went unfilled in the first quarter of this year one hundred twenty six thousand more than last year companies in western germany struggle most to side workers with nine hundred thirty thousand vacancies among the most difficult job openings to fill with taxes wisest architects and market research is in the state is it expects those numbers to keep rising. so you know what to trade and well greece is it in the news good books off a painful recession the european commission is n

cut its forecast for the year, citing currency effects, as the german company push us to close it $66 billion purchase of monsanto performing of most european companies that have strong export businesses are very much met by foreign exchange, and it's important to focus on the underlying performance. we're pleased to report a sales increase of about 2% against a very strong prior-year quarter, and with it in terms of earnings, if you exclude currency, we matched earnings of last year, which was the strongest quarter of the year. let's wait and see where currencies move. i remember last year, when people were talking about parity of the euro-dollar toward the end of the year. i think the rest is history. ♪ adidas reporting in increased sales rate. the german sporting-goods maker has reiterated its goal to grow revenues by 10% this year. the currency story here is amazing, and the sales growth i'm sure will be impressive for investors, of the conversation is all about kanye west, after his slavery comments. how do you interpret what he said? >> we neither, nor speculate on every single comment are external creators

regulators approved the company's deal to acquire monsanto once buyer agreed to sell about $9 billion&a still a big part of the european story >> and seema, a bounceback obviously broadly for european markets including italy up but the european banks not rallying to the same degree we've seen in the u.s. today. >> sure. they're higher today but not as much as what we're seeing in the u.s., still in response to what we're seeing in the bond market. >> absolutely. thank you very much for that seema moody for us with the european close and of course u.s. markets also higher we're up about just shy of 200 points on the dow at this stage. all three of the main indices up shy of 1%. let's get back out to california with the code conference carl, over to you. >> hey, wilf, thanks very much facebook is taking a lot of heat at the code conference this year, both james murdoch and evan spiegel taking a swing at the social network murdoch calling the company more of an attack platform for russian manipulation than a social one take a listen. >> we would really appreciate it if they copied our da

department of justice approving a $66 billion merger between bayer and monsanto, creating one of the world's largest agri-chemical companies. the doj says there's a condition, bayer must sell $9 million in assets including its seed and herbicide business. it's to prevent control of prices. what consumers and farmers pay for agricultural products. the doj has been investigating the deal on concerns it would drive up prices. >>> debeers has long scorned lab-made dimeons. now it -- diamonds. now it will sell them at the fraction of the cost of natural diamonds. for decades they relied on the scarcity of mined diamonds to charge high prices. now the largest diamond miner will charge as little as $200. depeers says it is responds -- de beers says it is responding to demands, a cheaper, ethically sourced alternative. adding that the new line might not be forever, but it's perfect for right now. >> will women want to know who has a synthetic diamond and the real deal? >> not i don't. i don't know. i'm not a diamond -- not in the diamond market. i got one -- i'm out of the diamond market. >>> "early start" continues now with the c

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monsanto. that creates the world's largest agro-chemical company. the doj's april.must sell $9 billion in assets, including its entire seed and herbicide business. the goal here, to prevent the combined company from controlling prices. the doj was concerned the deal would drive up what farmers pay for ag products. >>> ahead, some fascinating news brewing this morning. noted financier bill browarder, a putin critic, arrested in spain. arrest warrant by way of russia. we're live in moscow with the latest. it took guts to start my business. but as it grew bigger and bigger, it took a whole lot more. that's why i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. everything. what's in your wallet? your plaques are always there at the worst times. constantly interrupting you with itching, burning and stinging. being this uncomfortable is unacceptable. i'm ready. tremfya® works differently for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. with tremfya®, you can get clearer and stay clearer. in fact, most patien

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monsanto. it has been linked to several cancers and miscarriages. the company that makes roundup is facing several lawsuits from people battling health issues. rant up has been used as a way to control pests since the 1970s. >>> some caltrans crews have complained they are not trained and not well protected when they are sent to clean up homeless camps near freeways around the state. they have to go into muddy areas filled with garbage that includes dangerous or toxic materials ranging from contaminated needles to human waste. they say they have been attacked by dogs kept at some of the camps and now their union has filed a grievance against caltrans and demanding change. >> their job is to main tape the highways and freeways. you know, filling the funnels, doing the striping of the lines. doing the guardrails along the edge. trimming the trees and bushes and shrubs along the highway. their job is not to clean up homeless encampments. >> the typical clean-up takes two to three days and the agency has spent $30 million to clean up homeless camps in the last ten

citing current -- bayer cut its forecast for the year, saying the german company pushes to close at $66 billion purchase of monsanto >> it is met by foreign exchange. i think it is very important to focus on the underlying performance. we are pleased to report a sales increase of about 2% across the group from a very strong prior-year quarter. with that also in terms of earnings, if you exclude currency, we met earnings of last year, which was also the strongest quarter of the year. let's wait and see where our currencies move. i remember last year, when people were talking about parity of the euro dollar by the end of the year, i think the rest is his re-. -- is history. >> adidas reported first-quarter sales up 10% at an exchange rate. the german sporting-goods maker has reiterated its goal to grow revenues by 10% this year. the currency story here is amazing, and the sales growth will be impressive for investors, but the conversation is all about kanye west after his slavery comments. how do you interpret what kanye west said? >>, you know -- >> you know, we on every single comments every single creator is makin

time, they repeated that they expect to close at $66 billion purchase of monsanto by the end of the quarter, transforming the companyt producer of seeds. the ceo of a company says they do not support kanye west's controversial remarks suggesting slavery was a choice. west is a designer for the sports shoe company. ceo said the company is not discussed dropping him. the company has run into currency headwinds after lackluster u.s. revenue translating and fewer euros because of the dollar's weakness. that is your bloomberg business flash or david: the world of media is going over the top, and a critical -- on monday, akamai and outs first quarter earnings which beat on revenue and earnings per share. the stock has traded higher. tom leighton is the ceo and cofounder. i have known you this for a long time. we used to use you to stream on abc news. the name is hawaiian. that means you are intelligent and clever. >> and hawaii are somebody -- in hawaii when somebody does some the cool, you say it is very akamai. david: results were encouraging. >> we have a constructive relationship with elliott management, pretty well a

monsanto, clearing the final hurdle. trustto win u.s. authorization. you should know that officials from companyernment did declined to comment. matt: that is a good point that bayer went x dividends. there are other examples. they also have gone x dividend today. that is probably a big part of the reason for the drops we see on the red side of the ledger for the stoxx 600. next, oil plunges as saudi arabia and russia discussed revising output. crude talk next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ the five-star movement threatens to impeach italy's prime minister. we are live in rome and madrid. as a summit back on track? confirmrump appears to the north korean meeting will go ahead after he canceled himself. plus a surprise meeting. crude crunch. oil had spreads longest losing streak in almost four months as saudi arabia and russia say they are discussing boosting output but the rest of opec maybe feels left out. welcome back to bloomberg markets. the european open. guy johnson is off this week. u.k. trading is not happening today because of memorial day. any u.k. stocks or u.s. stocks trading. the rest of t

monsanto corporation leaving for she said distributor of transgenic. but in many places with me because it is actually not suitable for calculation we did cotton seed companies on the seed back and this is the this is suitable for you to get to them or get a good conditions so this is basically deception of the farmers and the third thing is that they actually spend huge amounts of money on advertising. they sure images of american farmers with tractors and see and then to be rich and just take this heat and you don't you pay for it yet you know because you're going to be a million many and you'll be able to pay for it they don't tell the farmer you can save the seat they don't tell the farmer it might fail because it's not meant for dry areas it's meant for irrigation and pharma doesn't have a gauge and they don't tell the farmer that. it's usually under lab so the pharma takes it on doesn't really have a sense of how much costs he'll have to bear. it doesn't work so he goes and takes another bunch of seed and then turned bunch of seed and then the harvest comes and there's no harvest because the pest has attacked it and in two years time agents who sold th

monsanto by the german pharmaceutical firm bayer. the planned $66 billion takeover would make the combined company the largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals in the world. the canadian government has announced plans to buy the transmountain pipeline guaranteeing its expansion will move forward despite widespread concern about its environmental impact. first nations and activists of the project will expand highly polluting development in alberea tar sands region while endangering communities around unexpended export terminal near vancouver. and a transgender woman who was part of the caravan of central american migrants who arrived at the u.s. border earlier ththis momonth seeking asylum has diedn the custody of u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. buzzfeed news reports that roxsana hernandez died friday after suffering a cardiac arrest at a hospital in albuquerque, new mexico. hernandez was one of scores of asylum seekers who crossed into the united states earlier this month after taking part in a month-long caravan that began more than 2000 miles away in the mexican state of chiapas. hernandez's supporters say she was detai

they repeated they expect to close their $66 billion purchase of monsanto by the end of the quarter. the deal will transform the companyggest producer of seeds. france is ready to pay up to a billion dollars to resolve two u.s. investigations. an agreement between the bank and justice department could be announced this week. the probes have to do with the raking of benchmark interest rates and allegations of bribery in libya. the ceo of volkswagen is promising a change in the corporate culture. he pledged to step up integrity and compliance efforts as part of the german carmaker's biggest overhaul since the diesel scandal in mission -- diesel in emissions scandal emerged. that is your bloomberg business flash. francine: we just got breaking news in the last 14 minutes or so, euro area inflation unexpectedly weekend for the month of april. it is a setback for mario draghi as they edged toward paring back some of the unconventional stimulus. let's get back to james bevan. this chart matters and i showed it at the top of the hour. i will put it on social media. how much of a headache is this for mario draghi? he was hopin

monsanto, a $66 billion deal and the doj said it would have been unlawful without this divestiture and this move preserves competition. >>> let's talk about amazon, their annual shareholder meet something later today. the companyrotesters with demands on employee pay, working conditions and a longshot proposal to change the company's leadership with one group in particular planning a grand gesture to get their point across, what more can you tell us about the events. >> it was a very successful 12 months for the company. today we understand that the shareholder meeting a protest group is going to pay for a plane to fly over the meeting, carrying a banner that says bezos needs a boss. he's currently chairman and ceo of the company. people say that's a conflict of interest because he's chairman of a board of directors responsible for the ceo when he himself is also the ceo. >> we'll see how it all plays out. willem marks live from london. >>> coming up, axios' alexi mccammen has a look at this morning's one big thing. >>> and "morning joe," the mueller probe turns attention to sessions recusal, the special counsel's interest over president trump's pressure on his attorney general over his decision to step aside