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News Breaks January 7, 2013 15:24 EDT MON Monsanto January volatility up into Q1 and revenue growth outlook Monsanto January put option implied volatility is at 26, February is at 22, April is at 25, July is at 27; compared to its 26-week average of 24 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement into its expected release of Q1 results before the market open on January 8. News For MON From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on MON the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. June 18, 2013 06:43 EDT MON White House says president would veto House farm bill, Politico reports The White House warned yesterday that President Obama would veto the farm bill that the House is considering, according to Politico. The White House objects to cuts in food stamps in the bill, and wants to cut crop insurance subsidies instead, the website stated. Reference Link June 17, 2013 11:05 EDT MON Monsanto says China grants full import approval for trait in Genuity DroughtGard Subscribe for More Information 09:24 EDT MON Monsanto receives regulatory approval for Intacta RR2 PRO Subscribe for More Information June 11, 2013 07:05 EDT MON Senate passes farm bill, Politico reports Subscribe for More Information June 10, 2013 13:07 EDT MON Monsanto rises after China reportedly approves soy product Subscribe for More Information 12:00 EDT MON Brazil says China approved Monsanto's Intacta, Reuters reports China has approved three new varieties of genetically-modified soy from Brazil, including Monsanto's Intacta RR2, Reuters reports, citing comments from Brazil's agriculture ministry. Shares of Monsanto are up 4%, or $4.42, to $106.07 in mid-day trading. Reference Link 11:25 EDT MON Appeals court affirms Monsanto won't face suit organic farmers Subscribe for More Information 10:04 EDT MON On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary Today's noteworthy upgrades include: Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at ISI Group... BB&T (BBT) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Evercore... CyrusOne (CONE) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James... EQT Corporation (EQT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brean Capital... Edwards Lifesciences (EW) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse... Enersis (ENI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup... Entergy (ETR) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Monsanto (MON) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie... Regency Centers (REG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at ISI Group... Silver Standard (SSRI) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank... Standard Pacific (SPF) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan... Stericycle (SRCL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Wunderlich... WABCO (WBC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman... Western Union (WU) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James... Weyerhaeuser (WY) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital... Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Sandler O'Neill... EastGroup Properties (EGP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Sandler O'Neill... Valeant (VRX) upgraded to Buy from Fair Value at CRT Capital... RF Micro Devices (RFMD) upgraded to Strong Buy from Buy at Charter Equity... Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James... United Community Banks (UCBI) upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James... Western Union (WU) upgraded at Raymond James... CyrusOne (CONE) upgraded to at Raymond James... AT&T (T) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus... IMAX (IMAX) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at B. Riley... TriMas (TRS) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Barrington. 09:28 EDT MON On The Fly: Pre-market Movers HIGHER: Monsanto (MON), up 3.5% after Monsanto following upgrade at Macquarie, comments from Morgan Stanley on implications of potential approval of product in China... Facebook (FB), up 3.1% following upgrade at Stifel, JPMorgan reiterating its Overweight rating on shares... Apricus Biosciences (APRI), up 14% after announcing European approval for ED drug Vitaros... McDonalds (MCD), up 1.8% after May global comp sales rose 2.6%. LOWER: Tesla (TSLA), down 3.2% following cautious mention over weekend in Barron's magazine... Titan International (TWI), down 5.8% following downgrades by at least three firms... Dynavax (DVAX), down 29% after reporting feedback from FDA meeting regarding Heplisav. 07:22 EDT MON Monsanto Intacta approval in China may have been approved, says Morgan Stanley Subscribe for More Information 06:35 EDT MON Monsanto upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie Subscribe for More Information June 6, 2013 17:49 EDT MON American Vanguard and Monsanto extend crop protection collaboration American Vanguard (AVD) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary AMVAC Chemical Corporation has extended an agreement with Monsanto (MON) to co-market its post-emergent corn herbicide Impact as part of the Roundup Ready PLUS weed management platform. Impact complements Monsanto’s Roundup PowerMAX and Roundup WeatherMAX herbicides by improving the control of a number of broadleaf weeds. Under this multi-year agreement, which has been extended through August 2017. Impact will be listed as an endorsed product in the platform and promoted by both companies as the qualifying post-emergent Roundup agricultural herbicide tank-mix product supported by Monsanto’s extensive Corn Incentives in the United States. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 16:31 EDT MON Monsanto announces new $2B share repurchase program Subscribe for More Information 15:59 EDT MON New suit filed against Monsanto over GMO wheat, AP says Subscribe for More Information 05:46 EDT MON Monsanto says sabotage possible in Oregon wheat incident, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information June 5, 2013 11:53 EDT MON Monsanto says tests of 30K samples in Oregon/Washington show no RR wheat Subscribe for More Information 11:44 EDT MON Monsanto may see more GM wheat claims after Kansas suit, Bloomberg says Monsanto may face more complaints like the lawsuit filed by a Kansas farmer in federal court in Wichita, despite the fact that tests that have not shown unapproved genetically modified wheat anywhere beyond the Oregon farm where it was recently found, reported Bloomberg. 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