mark: very much so, 2018 was a successful year for syngenta. our market share considerably, which is extremely encouraging. and the war for talent, the distractions and uncertainty that these big m&a transactions have had has given us a terrific opportunity to recruit some quality people. interestingly though, one of the first questions they ask is around our sustainability, and what syngenta stands for when it comes to producing crops. thosethat reinforces thoughts. thank you for joining us, mark speakingcfo, syngenta to us exclusively before the sustainability summit. up next, mario draghi says on the yields tumbling after dovish comments. more on that. this is bloomberg. ♪ at comcast, we didn't build the nation's largest gig-speed network just to make businesses run faster. we built it to help them go beyond. because beyond risk... welcome to the neighborhood, guys. there is reward. ♪ ♪ beyond work and life... who else could he be? there is the moment. beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. ♪ ♪ every day, comcast business is helping

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