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  • July 2008
    • Alcatel-Lucent CEO, Chair to Quit After 6th Straight Loss

      Alcatel-Lucent CEO, Chair to Quit After 6th Straight Loss

      (Newser) - Patricia Russo, the CEO who led the merger of Alcatel-Lucent, will step down by the end of the year after the troubled telecom giant released yet another grim quarterly report, posting a net loss of $1.73 billion. That figure was much larger than analysts had predicted, and almost double the loss from the same quarter last year, writes the New York Times . The company's chairman will also resign. More »

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      France   earnings reports   telecommunications   CEO   telecom   Alcatel Lucent   Patricia Russo

  • November 2007
    • More Losses at Alcatel, and More Layoffs

      More Losses at Alcatel, and More Layoffs

      (Newser) - Alcatel-Lucent, the troubled Franco-American telecommunications company, announced yet more job cuts yesterday as the company posted its third consecutive quarterly loss. Alcatel had already planned to downsize by 12,500 employees, but another 4,000 will lose their jobs to reduce costs. 18 months after the French takeover of Lucent, reports the Financial Times , the merger has produced not a powerhouse but a slow-moving behemoth. More »

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      telecom industry   Cisco   Ericsson   Alcatel Lucent   Patricia Russo

  • August 2007
    • A Woman's Place Is in ... Charge

      A Woman's Place Is in ... Charge

      (Newser) - Forbes names the 100 most powerful women in the world, putting Oprah one spot south of Ruth Bader Ginsburg—and placing Meredith Vieira ahead of Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer. The top 10: German chancellor Angela Merkel Chinese vice premier Wu Yi Temasek Holdings chief executive Ho Ching Condoleezza Rice Pepsico president and CEO Indra K. Nooyi More »

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      list   Condoleezza Rice   women   Angela Merkel   Wu Yi   Meredith Vieira   Patricia Russo   Ho Ching

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