US - Telecommunications giant AT&T is to cut $17bn from retained earnings and take a $2.7bn non-cash charge on its fourth quarter 2010 results following changes to the way it calculates its pension assets.
The company said it is changing its method of recording actuarial gains and losses for pension and other postretirement benefits so they will now be recognised in the year in which they are incurre...
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