• Environmentalists disappointed by Bayer/Monsanto merger nod
• EU antitrust chief won fans by taking on U.S. tech giants
Margrethe Vestager finally did something unpopular with consumers and environmentalists.
Lauded as a modern hero by consumer groups for fining Google billions of euros and demanding Apple Inc. cough up some 13 billion euros ($16 billion) in back taxes, Vestager has rarely put a foot wrong in more than three years as the European Union’s powerful antitrust enforcer.
But on Wednesday she disappointed an important fan base -- those who’ve cheered her on as she took on corporate giants -- with her blessing of Bayer AG’s $66 ...
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