Alcatel-Lucent deficit drops by 22%

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FRANCE - Alcatel-Lucent's deficit for its pension and other post employment benefits (OPEB) dropped by nearly 22% to €1.41bn ($1.92bn) over the third quarter.

However, this is up from €1.27bn at the same time last year. The firm's total pension assets reached €27bn over the quarter, down from €28.5bn the previous quarter. However, in US dollar terms, ...

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