The Irish Times

Lee Elder finally invited to be a statesman at the Masters

First black player at the Masters will be an honorary starter at next year’s tournament

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 15:05

Bayer flags $750m higher Roundup settlement bill

Cost of settlement initially put at $11bn but class plan revised

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 13:26

Facebook quadruples spending on lobbying in Brussels

Social media giant spent more than €4m on EU lobbying last year, register shows

Fri Jul 10 2020 - 06:00

Bayer settles bulk of Roundup lawsuits for up to $10.9bn

German drugs and pesticides maker faced 125,000 claims over weedkiller

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 21:00

Bayer reaches agreement in 125,000 US cancer lawsuits

Pharmaceutical giant reportedly agrees deal to end inherited costly legal battle

Mon May 25 2020 - 12:28

New evidence emerges on decline of monarch butterflies

Dramatic fall in monarch numbers has been widely blamed on Roundup weedkiller

Thu May 07 2020 - 06:00

Covid complicates Monsanto litigation talks for Bayer

Shares rise as German chemicals giant beats forecasts on sales and profits

Mon Apr 27 2020 - 10:19

Brexit skeletons, Anglo art and the fashion for film studios

Planet Business: Who runs the world?

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 04:35

US peach farmer awarded $265m damages from Bayer and BASF

Jury finds Monsanto herbicide dicamba drifted on to crops and reduced yield

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 15:16

Racing DNA helps scientist make strides with speed gene

Equinome founder Emmeline Hill has brought disruptive technology to horse racing

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 05:10

Ireland unlikely to follow Germany in banning weed killer glyphosate

Department of Agriculture said it would await outcome of review to begin later this year

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 13:32

Germany to ban use of glyphosate weedkiller from end of 2023

Weedkiller is the subject of US lawsuits over claims it causes cancer

Wed Sept 04 2019 - 12:02

Bayer to sell Dr Scholl’s footcare business for $585m

Owner is to concentrate on core activities

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 17:24

Reliability the key asset for Apollo 11 computers

Systems behind Apollo 11 were thousands of times less powerful than a modern phone but they did not crash or malfunction

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 04:35

Bayer shares jump as it reviews legal strategy on weedkiller

Company looks to act ‘decisively but prudently’ as negative impact of litigation bites

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 16:05

Bayer tumbles after $2bn Roundup award in US

Shares down 6.8% in early trade as court rules that weedkiller acquired with Monsanto caused couple’s cancer

Tue May 14 2019 - 08:02

Infant and prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to autism risk

Study examined nearly 3,000 individuals diagnosed with autism in California

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 00:00

Investors fret on US Fed policy decision and Brexit gloom

Iseq slips 0.6% on tense day for shares across Europe in response to Westminster turmoil

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 19:24

Bayer shares tumble on setback in Roundup case

Chemical giant seeking to prove that glyphosate-based weedkillers do not cause cancer

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 15:15

Research finds gardeners have low level of exposure to controversial pesticide

Glyposate exposure levels were just 1 per cent of accepted European norms, NUI Galway study finds

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 18:13

Bayer to cut 12,000 jobs in strategic overhaul

Pharma group plans to exit animal health, sun care and Dr Scholl foot care

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 15:13

Bayer reassures investors Monsanto acquisition will boost bottom line

Shares rise after earnings beat analysts’ estimates

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 17:59

European shares sink close to a two-year low

Market report: AMS, Atos and Saab among heavy fallers as markets steered risk averse

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 18:45

Trump blames Fed as Dow slides again

European shares fall in risky assets sell-off

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 20:54

The Irish Times view on weed-killer woes: The Roundup debate

Tide is turning against controversial product – Monsanto’s worldwide corporate cash cow

Mon Sept 03 2018 - 00:07

Macron dealt big blow as ecology minister quits on live radio

Shock departure of Nicholas Hulot damages French president’s green credentials

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 18:36

European shares gradually abandon gains on trade war concerns

Shares in Ryanair fly higher after deal with pilots, while CRH and Smurfit both tumble

Thu Aug 23 2018 - 19:11

US-China trade talks pledge eases market tensions

Market report: Ryanair climbs amid signs of easing industrial relation tensions

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 18:07

Weedkiller subject of multimillion payout in US will still be licensed in Ireland

Department of Agriculture said it was guided by European Food Safety Authority on use of Roundup

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 18:25

Turkish lira crisis and Brexit uncertainty shake investor confidence

Ryanair stock advances as Tui and Thomas Cook fall; Apple and Amazon hit highs

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 18:40

Bayer shares fall up to 14% after Monsanto’s Roundup lawsuit

California jury has ordered a Bayer subsidiary to pay €254m for not warning of cancer risks posed by its main weed killer

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 11:20

School groundsman who claimed weed killer gave him cancer awarded $289m

Ex-groundsman sprayed large quantities of weed killer Roundup made by Monsanto

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 08:18

Goldman Sachs tops $100m in fees from Fox-Disney deal

Payout reflects close relationship between Rupert Murdoch and top banker

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 11:09

#FlushLush, Patrick Collison’s bookshelf and the end of Monsanto

Planet Business: The week in hashtags, numbers, lists and robot pics

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 05:30