Monsanto Up on Strong Second Quarter Earnings, Guidance Weak

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON ) is up on Wednesday after posting a strong second quarter. The St. Louis-based firm's EPS grew nearly 20 percent year-over-year to $2.73, easily topping the Wall Street consensus of $2.58. Second quarter revenue climbed 15 percent to $5.47 billion, surpassing analysts' expectations of $5.27