Stock market panic at Bayer: How the debacle could have happened at the pharmaceutical giant. Glyphosate is putting a heavy burden on Bayer.

Investors are frightened and there is even a risk of a stock market panic. Six months since his debut, Bill Anderson has nothing to show for his core task of winning back investors. On the contrary: investors are more frightened than ever, writes Amy Walker. The takeover of the US company Monsanto and with it the product Roundup, which contains glyphosate, is increasingly turning out to be a real disaster.