10:23 AM EST - BCE Inc. : which is being taking private in a $34.8 billion buyout, reported a lower first-quarter profit on Wednesday, due to higher restructuring and other charges. Canada's biggest telecom company, said it earned $258 million, or 32 cents per share, in the latest quarter. That was down from a profit of $499 million, or 62 cents per share, in the same quarter a year earlier. BCE Inc.
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