DuPont-Dow merger may signal how EU will handle Bayer-Monsanto

Bayer's $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto will likely not get past European regulators if they stop Dow Chemical and DuPont from merging, a dealmaker close to the situation said. Dow and DuPont said this week it would take three months longer than their previous guidance to complete their tie-up, as they work through regulatory issues....