Reuters - Alcatel on Monday released preliminary second-quarter results that were in line with company expectations.

NewsFactor - As online TV struggles to get off the ground, Alcatel and Microsoft are continuing to put the pieces together for an Internet-based television service, inking agreements with I.T. giants IBM and HP that will provide servers and storage capabilities designed for broad-based Internet TV deployments.

AFP - President Jacques Chirac has unveiled a multi-billion-euro investment plan, aimed at boosting national innovation confidence through six major new industrial projects.

AFP - Noel Forgeard, the executive co-president of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space company (EADS) said in an interview that an offer to join a space satellites alliance with Alcatel and Thales was "null and void."

AFP - The French electronics company Thales took off as a global satellite group, joining forces with telecommunications firm Alcatel while shunning European aerospace giant EADS.

Alcatel and Thales unveiled a long-awaited 1.6-billion-euro satellites deal on Wednesday. In return for its satellite and other assorted non-core businesses, Alcatel more than doubled it's stake in Thales from 9.5 percent to 21.6 percent....

AP - French electronics and defense company Thales SA said Wednesday it will acquire Alcatel SA's satellite and security operations for about 1.7 billion euros ($2.08 billion) in cash and shares, keeping the politically sensitive assets in French hands.

AFP - French telecom equipment maker Alcatel is to swap its satellite division for 21.66 percent of defense electronics giant Thales, a joint statement said without any reference to EADS in the new European space giant.

AFP - The board of French defence electronics group Thales was set to make a statement about a tie-up with telecoms group Alcatel, a Thales spokesman told AFP after a board meeting.

Reuters - French defense firm Thales appeared poised to unveil a long-awaited deal over satellites with its second largest shareholder Alcatel on Wednesday, but signs faded that it was ready to roll out the welcome mat yet for its other long-time suitor, EADS .

AP - Shares in French telecom equipment maker Alcatel SA edged down Tuesday amid conflicting signals over the sale of its satellite businesses to defense electronics company Thales SA — which could be key to Alcatel's 11.1 billion euros ($13.4 billion) acquisition of U.S. rival Lucent Technologies Inc.

Reuters - U.S. stock index futures indicated a flat market open on Tuesday, with investors optimistic about the outlook for corporate earnings despite

Investor's Business Daily - If Alcatel and Lucent complete their merger within the next 12 months as planned, the new firm will vault to No. 2 in sales in the mobile telecom gear field behind only Sweden's LM Ericsson .

AFP - French defence electronics group Thales seems about to become the central star in a European satellite conglomerate allying EADS and Alcatel in a booster stage of the Alcatel-Lucent alliance on Sunday.

AFP - Nordic telecommunication giants Nokia and Ericsson will need to grow by acquisition to counter the long-term impact of a planned merger of Alcatel and Lucent on their business, analysts said.

Reuters - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, with the Dow gaining more than 1 percent, driven by a burst of acquisition news, including the telecommunications deal between Lucent Technologies Inc.'s and France's Alcatel .

Lucent Technologies and Alcatel announced plans on Monday to merge the two companies in order to create a dynamic tech powerhouse to compete in the global telecommunications arena. The move expected to save the companies a billion...

Reuters - French communications-equipment maker Alcatel said on Sunday it would buy smaller U.S. rival Lucent Technologies Inc. for $13.4 billion to gain market heft and broaden its product mix.

Alcatel SA's shares jumped 6 percent Monday following the announcement of a $13.4 billion stock swap with Lucent Technologies Inc. that will create a powerhouse in a consolidating telecom industry. The Associated Press said in a report...