Alcatel Lucent SA (ALU) Earnings: An Early Look

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Investors should look between the lines of Alcatel’s report to see if there’s any truth to speculation that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) or a private equity firm could come in to buy out the company. Cisco is unlikely to do it given its push toward a simpler organizational structure, but if private equity is interested, it could help provide a longer-term solution to Alcatel’s woes.

The article Alcatel-Lucent Earnings: An Early Look originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Caplinger.

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