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* Former currency trader John Rusnak will plead guilty to criminal charges in the $692.1-million trading scandal that rocked Allied Irish Banks this year, sources close to the investigation said. Rusnak’s attorney declined to comment.

* Hanover Compressor Co., the U.S. pipeline equipment maker that ousted two of its top executives in August, said it will restate earnings for the third time this year after an internal review found accounting errors. Hanover said it will share its review with federal regulators.

* Tyco International Ltd. agreed to pay New Hampshire $5 million to settle allegations that shareholders and the public were hurt by alleged financial misconduct by some of its former top officials.

* The parent company of Alaska Air and Horizon Air reported a $10.6-million profit in the third quarter, a decline of 58% from a year ago but better than analysts’ expectations. Alaska Air Group Inc. was the only major airline other than Southwest Airlines Co. to post a third-quarter profit, reporting net income of 40 cents a share.

* Aetna Inc., the second-biggest U.S. health insurer, said it will terminate its contract with Express Scripts Inc. and move its mail-order prescription business in-house after it found it could get better discounts negotiating for prescription drugs on its own.

* Lucent Technologies Inc. narrowed its fiscal fourth-quarter loss to $2.81 billion as the telecommunications gear-maker continued to slash its work force and expenses to offset sharply lower revenue amid a severe industry decline.