--Bayer is considering stopping the sale of its glyphosate weedkiller Roundup to private users, German daily Handelsblatt reports, citing financial and corporate sources.

--The plan is related to a potential settlement of the claims the German company is facing, which include allegations that Bayer's weedkiller causes cancer, according to Handelsblatt.

--Bayer, which declined to comment to Dow Jones Newswires, is considering the step to avoid future lawsuits, Handelsblatt says.

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