[at Bloomberg] – 3M Co. and Deere & Co. are among U.S. employers seeing pension costs drop from a $76 billion peak, freeing up cash to spend or return to investors, as the . . . → Read More: Stock Update: 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) – Deere, 3M See $76 Billion Pension Burden Easing on Fed Similar posts: The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) – Boeing reports 17 new orders in weekly update Company Update – NIKE Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – New Puma CEO seeks to return company to sporting roots Dead ahead: State and city pension FAILURES!