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Baidu Inc’s quarterly profit missed analysts’ estimates as China’s biggest Internet search company spent heavily to diversify away from its core search advertising business, which is becoming less profitable …

Syngenta (SYNN.VX) has said a $2 billion break-up fee that unwanted U.S. suitor Monsanto (MON.N) has pledged to pay if its proposed $45 billion merger failed would only apply in limited cases, leaving its shareholders exposed to the bulk of regulatory risks. Swiss Syngenta, the world’s largest maker of farming pesticides, told Reuters that based on its legal interpretation of Monsanto’s proposal, the payment would only be triggered if so-called horizontal antitrust concerns were to trip up the deal. Monsanto has rejected this interpretation.

The move by P&G, the world’s largest household products maker, is pending a board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, the WSJ said, citing a person familiar with the matter. The decision coincides with a massive overhaul of the company, which is struggling with sluggish sales due to “choppy” growth in developed markets, tough competition and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

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Some of the biggest U.S. corporate names on Monday offered their support – and billions of dollars in green financing pledges – to buttress the Obama administration’s quest for a global agreement on combating climate change. Google, Apple, Goldman Sachs and 10 other well-known companies joined the White House in launching the American Business Act on Climate Pledge, a campaign that the White House said would inject $140 billion in low-carbon investments into the global economy.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) could pay billions of dollars to buy back defective trucks as part of a settlement with U.S. safety regulators, but has the option to recover costs by reselling vehicles once they are repaired. FCA said on Monday that about 193,000 Ram trucks previously recalled for suspension and steering problems had not been repaired and were therefore eligible for the buyback deal negotiated with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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McGraw Hill Financial Inc , parent of Standard & Poor’s ratings agency, said it would buy data company SNL Financial for about $2.23 billion, and its shares fell nearly 6 percent. McGraw Hill, which also …

We’re seeing the Nikkei falling again after new session highs of 20,423.58 with the Shanghai Comp back down 2% on the day at 3647.58
– Nikkei currently 20,370.31