According to the person familiar with the matter, Bayer AG, the German drugs and pesticides group, is to get approval from the U.S. Justice Department to acquire Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) for $62.5 billion.Shares of Monsanto rose 6.5% to $125.47 ..

According to the state-owned Chinese tabloid, Global Times, U.S. subsidies for its soybean farmers have given them an unfair competitive advantage in selling to China, and strong restrictive measures need to be taken to prevent dumping.Comments from..