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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shares rise after earnings beat analysts’ estimates

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

European shares fall in risky assets sell-off

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Payout reflects close relationship between Rupert Murdoch and top banker

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

Chairman promises to engage with campaigners who have opposed deal to create agribusiness giant

Oil prices rose, boosting energy stocks, while Wall Street also opened higher

US regulators demand $9bn in divestments to approve deal

Population subjected to ‘low exposure’ but within EU safety limits, NUIG study finds

Dick Ahlstrom: It will be possible for labs to make ‘corrections’ to eliminate the risk of gene-based diseases even before birth

German chemical group and US seed giant finalising deal with US justice department

Markets boosted by Chinese promise to open economy further and lower import tariffs

Deadline for decision from European merger regulators on deal worth $66 billion nearing

Bank of Ireland continues its good run, rising 2.5% to €7.73

INM share price falls 4.63 per cent following resolution of boardroom row

Worries about competition in pesticide and seeds markets on back of proposed merger

Archive material shows company continued to sell PCBs for eight years after learning dangers

Michael Viney: Is Roundup safe or carcinogenic? What about other herbicides?

Poor sales at crop protection distributors in Brazil to hit group earnings by up to €400m

CSO figures expected to confirm unnerving dip in number of UK visitors

Company currently subject of high-profile legal action taken by Denis O’Brien

European stocks jump most since US election as Dow crosses 21,000 mark for first time

Many blue-chip firms have recently announced plans to create jobs and invest in US

In the fourth quarter alone, global mergers and acquisitions were worth $1.2 trillion

CRH dips as post-election gains sparked by Trump election spending promises unwind