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Lucent rises: Lucent Technologies Inc., the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, posted a stronger-than-expected 50 percent increase in fourth-quarter profits, excluding one-time items. Lucent also said it would restructure to better focus on the fastest-growing industry segments, such as semiconductors, wireless, optical and data networking and professional services. Excluding acquisition-related charges, earnings rose to $972 million, or 31 cents a share, from $647 million, or 21 cents a share a year earlier.
