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Chicago, IL-September 15, 2016–Zacks Friday Finish Line is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Editor Maddy Johnson and Content Writer Ryan McQueeney that takes on the week’s biggest news from the financial and investment world.
Are Bayer and Monsanto Going to Take Over the World?
Welcome to Episode #12 of the Zacks Friday Finish Line Podcast!
Amazon Echo Gets GE Compatibility
Building on the Finish Line’s love for the Internet of Things, the hosts talked about General Electric’s GE updated smart appliances that are now compatible with Amazon’s AMZN Echo speaker.
Owners of GE’s Wi-Fi-enabled ovens, dishwashers, laundry machines, and fridges can now control their appliances by speaking to their Echos using Amazon’s Alexa software. It’s starting to look like home automation could actually be the future, and Maddy and Ryan might be a little excited!
Ford Moving to Mexico
The hosts moved on to a story that is bad news for American autoworkers; domestic car giant Ford F announced this week that it will be moving all of its small-car manufacturing from the U.S. to Mexico.
Ford will take advantage of Mexico’s lower wages and weaker regulations to cut costs and hopefully boost profitability. It’s yet another blow to the traditional U.S. automotive manufacturing business, which is now supported by foreign manufacturers that have created their own American plants.
Bayer Buys Monsanto
Last but not least, Maddy and Ryan covered Bayer’s BAYRY $128 per share takeover of Monsanto MON . After months of negotiations, both companies agreed to a deal worth $66 billion this week.
With a focus on the deal’s greater effects on consumers and other businesses, the hosts weighed in on the Bayer-Monsanto deal.
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