Nokia Shareholders Approve Alcatel-Lucent Merger

Helsinki: Shareholders in Finnish telecom group Nokia approved the company's acquisition of French-American rival Alcatel-Lucent at an extraordinary general meeting in Helsinki on Wednesday. They backed the merger plan without a vote, since none of the shareholders present raised any objections. "While our portfolios are highly complementary, our cultures have many similarities," chief executive Rajeev Suri said about the deal. "T...