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Offer for monsanto in what could be the largest merger of the year fit goes through. The acquisition would create a global giant in agriculture technology. Monsanto traded well below the offer price of 122 a share, a sign that shareholders are skeptical and may not be that enthusiastic about signing off on that deal. But the ceo of behr says the combination makes sense and hes not concerned about regulatory issues. The beauty of this combination is that both businesses are highly complementary. And its very much a growth story that is behind the combination. The products complement each other ...

Moment. Meantime, howd the numbers do . Here they are. Dow jones industrial average up 165. To 17,828. Blue chip index now positive for the year. The nasdaq was 73 points higher. The s p 500 notched a 24point gain. With the benchmark back above 2,100 for the First Time Since august. First up on the deal list, dow component visa aggressively expanding its global footprint with its biggest acquisition ever. The company is bringing visa europe back into the fold after the two separated nine years ago. The stock was off about 3 today, but that was mostly on an earnings miss. Mary thompson has more...

By Padraig Collins and Tita Smith for Daily Mail Australia