Monsanto 1Q profit doubles, raises outlook

Monsanto 1Q profit tops estimates, raises outlook as corn and herbicide sales jumped

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Associated Press Business Headlines

• Monsanto 1Q profit doubles, raises outlook
• Barclays bank announces 400 UK job cuts
• Madoff lawyer due to answer call to jail financier
• Constellation Brands 3Q adjusted profit tops view
• UK retailer Marks & Spencer to cut 1,230 jobs
• FTSE-100 index down 61.98 points at 4,576.94
• EU calls on resumption gas supplies
• UN adviser: Asia should tap reserves to ease slump
• Stock futures dip after Alcoa cuts jobs, output

Local Business Headlines

• Tampa to see housing market recovery by 2010, economist says
• Better Business Bureau launches rating system with letter grades
• Jim Walter Homes closes offices, prepares to shut down
• Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks inducted into Hall of Fame
• Betty Sembler inducted into Florida Women?s Hall of Fame
• Retro programming joins WFLA?s digital offerings
• Tom James apologizes for auction rate security purchases
• Progress Energy issues earnings prediction for 2009
• New board members for Florida Orchestra

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