Lampert Gets Nod From Pension Watchdog in Bid to Keep Sears Alive

Edward S. Lampert has a big win after Sears Holdings Corp. reached a settlement with the government’s pension watchdog, which in turn is now backing his hedge fund’s $5.2 billion bid to acquire the bankrupt retailer. According to testimony at the bankruptcy court hearing Thursday, Sears’ attorney told the judge that the retailer and the…