Alcatel fined

Alcatel-Lucent agreed to pay $137 million to re solve US criminal and civil probes into allega tions that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Prac tices Act by paying bribes in Costa Rica, Taiwan and Kenya.

Ally deal

Ally Financial, for merly known as GMAC, said its mort gage unit reached a $462 million settlement to resolve potential re purchase claims by Fannie Mae on $292 bil lion in home loans.

NASA win

Hewlett-Packard landed a NASA info- tech contract valued at as much as $2.5 billion over 10 years.

Oil falls

Crude oil, heating oil and gasoline dropped from two-year highs as China’s second interest- rate increase since Octo ber bolstered concern that economic growth will slow in the biggest energy-consuming coun try.

Goldman buy

Goldman Sachs’ Peter shill Fund agreed to buy a minority stake in Mount Lucas Manage ment, a hedge fund with $1.8 billion under man agement.