For those who don’t follow business news, here’s a catch from the IPN I found yesterday. The implications are interesting.
From the Incorporated Press Network
New York - The McDonald’s and Monsanto corporations announced today that they have reached agreement on terms leading to a merger of the two industry leaders. The new entity, to be called "McSanto", will be a "complete top-to-bottom market-streaming food payload delivery system of unparalleled depth covering a full spectrum age demographic", according to Jeffrey Spottiswode, principal analyst of Scientists Helping Industrial Litigation Licensing. "We have been examining the proposed merger for some time and I am satisfied that the real beneficiary of the deal will be the consumer, who will have better access to food choices than she has ever had at any time in history."
Both companies’ stock prices rose slightly on the announcement.
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