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The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Brian Gorman	U.N. Plants Seed for Agribusiness Its endorsement of biotech foods could clear the way for agribusiness in the developing world.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Investors Don't Cotton to Delta Cotton-seed producers Delta and Pine Land's first quarter is usually sleepy, but investors still found reasons to sell.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Second Time the Charm? Eight years after an ill-fated initial merger attempt, Monsanto is once again trying to buy cottonseed specialist Delta and Pine Land in an all-cash $1.5 billion proposed merger. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Trade Dividend The giant and competitors in agricultural biotechnology should enjoy rising sales in the developed world as subsidies come down. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto Cottons to Emergent Monsanto's second acquisition in less than a month signals an aggressive move into cotton seeds. Investors will no doubt keep a close eye on this one.
Food Processing September 2007 Cal Dooley	Power Lunch: Reform, don't just renew, the farm bill This country needs a farm bill that reduces excessive taxpayer-funded subsidies to wealthy farmers and eliminates agricultural market distortions.
Inc. January 2005 Elizabeth Wasserman	Happy Birthday, WTO? An organization best known for sparking riots also deserves some credit for promoting the interests of American entrepreneurs.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Brazil Benefit Brazil is on the cusp of legalizing genetically modified seed sales, a potential boon for Monsanto.
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Cynthia D. Churchwell	Lessons From a Nasty Trade Dispute Even if the World Trade Organization rules in favor of your country's government, it may not mean the end of a business dispute. Harvard professors Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro explain why.
IndustryWeek June 23, 2010	TradeTension As the volume of world trade grows, trade disagreements also are growing in complexity and number. Here are some key trade disputes that manufacturers should have on their radar.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004	A Breakthrough In Trade Talks? Efforts to unblock stalled multilateral trade talks received a boost with a surprise May 10 offer by the European Union to do away with billions of dollars in agricultural export subsidies.
Knowledge@Wharton September 24, 2003	Collapse in Cancun: The World Trade Agenda Gets Sidetracked Despite a recognition that free trade in theory leads to greater global prosperity, participants at Cancun fell into two general, and opposing, camps.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing vs. Airbus: Surprise! It's a Tie Actually, that's no surprise at all.
Reason February 2006 Griswold, Slivinski & Preble	Six Reasons to Kill Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers The time is ripe for unilaterally removing America's distorting agricultural trade policies. Here's how: 1. Lower Food Prices for American Families... 2. Lower Costs and Increased Exports for American Companies... etc.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2004 Brian Gorman	Monsanto Gets Tough The company is getting tough with some South American countries about its pirated technology. All the same, the company will have to maintain a diplomatic posture for its own sake.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Fallow Wheat Field Monsanto halts development of its controversial genetically modified spring wheat.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Brian Gorman	Boeing's WTO Dilemma A WTO ruling on the Boeing-Airbus dispute could hurt Boeing in the long term. This could be bad news for shareholders.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	No Blues From This Delta Underfollowed and underappreciated, Delta & Pine Land is an interesting agribiotech play.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Delta and Pine Land Grows on Investors A strong quarter sends the stock of the seed company to a 52-week high.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Look and Feel of Delta & Pine's Cotton Delayed shipments hurt this quarter, but increased acreage estimates are good news for the cottonseed specialist. Investors: buy, sell or hold?
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003	Behind Brazil's New Assertiveness Foreign Minister Celso Amorim explains the rationale for its much tougher positions on world and regional trade
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Emil Lee	Delta & Pine Land Continues The Dance with Monsanto Can this couple get together? Given the uncertainty surrounding the merger, arbitrageurs may wish to dabble in Delta's stock.
Food Engineering September 3, 2007	Farm Bill Under Fire After months of movement through Congress in relative obscurity, the Farm Bill is igniting controversy. Everyone, it seems, is finding something in it not to like.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Fast-Blooming Biotech Monsanto's net sales and net income soar in the second quarter. Is it time to buy this stock?
The Motley Fool September 16, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing Bags a Big One But has anyone bothered to look inside the WTO ruling?
BusinessWeek June 11, 2009 Carol Matlack	The New Protectionism One country's bailout is another's industrial subsidy. Rising tension could lead to damaging trade wars.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Brian Gorman	Delta and Pine's Cotton-Pickin' Challenge Delta and Pine disclosed this week that it has purchased Syngenta's global cotton seed business. India promises to be a huge market, but there's more work ahead.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2009 David Lee Smith	Deere in the Spotlight? While its shares are down 52%, Deere can make money in more ways than one.
Salon.com May 1, 2002 Damien Cave	Old McDonald had a subsidy Congress is set to hand over $170 billion to farmers. But to one grower of fava beans in California's Central Valley, the money isn't just bad economics -- it's an outright insult...
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Rich Smith	For Boeing, the Waiting Might Mean Winning Flummoxed by the "complexities" of the case, the World Trade Organization has been forced to postpone issuing even a preliminary decision on Airbus' long-running complaint against Boeing.
InternetNews October 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Ag Proposal Could Benefit IT Trade Talks IT trade groups praise U.S. efforts to spark stalled trade talks on broadening the global tech marketplace.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Peter D. Sutherland	Why We Should Embrace Globalization For the first time, many companies are operating on a global basis. Although this change has raised fears among some people in both industrial and developing countries, it offers new and exciting opportunities for raising living standards worldwide.
Reason April 2008 Radley Balko	Data: Handout Bonanza The Cato Institute researched the total number of subsidies handed out by the federal government since 1970. This chart shows their findings.
Reason July 2007 Radley Balko	Pirates of the Caribbean A three-judge panel found that the recently enacted Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act runs afoul of global trade agreements.
InternetNews June 15, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Approves Multinational Tax Break A controversial measure favored by IT firms moves to a vote of the full House.
U.S. Banker June 2009 Joseph Rosta	Protectionism Is not Self-Defense As anti-trade measures pile up, "this will worsen the contraction of world trade and undermine confidence in an early and sustained recovery in global economic activity," the WTO says.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- Time to End the Global Gridlock Lack of movement in world trade negotiations could be costing U.S. manufacturers half a trillion dollars.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing's Big Brazilian Break? It could have happened in Brazil, but it won't.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Time to Be Jolly About Big Green? Will farm equipment upgrades boost Deere's profits? Should investors steer clear of tough times now, or do the odds favor rebound and recovery?
The Motley Fool May 20, 2011 David Lee Smith	Deere Shifts Into Neutral But despite headwinds, management expects an 18% to 20% hike in sales his year.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Mark L. Clifford	Trade: "We Would Like a Fair Deal" India's Commerce & Industry Minister, Arun Jaitley, talks about the failure in Cancun and the future of trade talks.
BusinessWeek April 24, 2006 Engardio & Yang	The Runaway Trade Giant Piracy, currency valuation, industry subsidies. As its impact on the U.S. economy expands, China is also growing less vulnerable to American pressure on key issues.
Reason December 2007 Kerry Howley	Data: Green Acres Willie Nelson's crusade to save the family farm has never been so relevant to Park Avenue. Here is a map that represents Manhattan residents raking in federal agricultural subsidies.
InternetNews March 5, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Offshoring Fever in Senate Partisan bickering delays legislation to end EU trade penalty tariffs imposed this week on U.S. goods.
BusinessWeek April 4, 2005 Paul Magnusson	Rob Portman: Man On The Hot Seat Nominated by President George W. Bush as the next U.S. Trade Representative, the Republican congressman from Ohio will step into a whirlwind of U.S.-led negotiations.
CFO May 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Euro Clash Removing tariffs is easy. Breaking down social barriers to trade is hard.
InternetNews August 23, 2005 Roy Mark	U.S. Ordered to Clarify Online Casino Rules The World Trade Organization has given the United States until April to clarify its laws permitting Internet betting on horse racing but banning all other types of online gambling.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Blocks Anti-Offshoring Measures Democrats fail to limit foreign dividend tax breaks backed by Intel and Microsoft.