Halliburton third-quarter net income rises 19%

douglas9

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Mon Oct-22-07 05:33 AM
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Halliburton third-quarter net income rises 19%

Source: Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) - Halliburton said today its earnings rose 19% in the third quarter, as the company continues to expand its business in the Eastern Hemisphere.

The Houston-based oilfield services company reported net income of $727 million, or 79 cents a share, in the July-September period. That's compared to income of $611 million, or 58 cents a share, in the year-ago period.

The most-recent results included a favorable income tax impact valued at $133 million, or 15 cents a share.

Third-quarter revenue rose 16% to $3.93 billion.

Read more: http://www.kxan.com/global/story.asp?s=7243925&ClientType=Printable

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billyoc

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Mon Oct-22-07 05:35 AM
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1. See? Who says all the war news is bad.

:puke:

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Vidar

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Mon Oct-22-07 05:55 AM
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2. Sounds ripe for nationalization & confiscation. Too bad Pelosi is

married to an oil lobbyist.

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leftchick

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Mon Oct-22-07 07:14 AM
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3. interesting to know that

how many other democrats are profiting from the Occupation of Iraq? It certainly explains a lot.

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douglas9

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Mon Oct-22-07 07:47 AM
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5. Successful investor has taken care to avoid causing controversy

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/01/MNG83NB37E1.DTL&type=printable

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douglas9

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Mon Oct-22-07 07:58 AM
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6. Oil Lobbyist?

Can you provide a link for that please?

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Vidar

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Tue Oct-23-07 06:28 AM
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11. According to your above quotation, I stand corrected. I was going by

second hand information.

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douglas9

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Tue Oct-23-07 06:45 AM
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13. Thanks for the clarification.....thought i had missed something....

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Doctor_J

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Mon Oct-22-07 10:23 AM
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10. No, in the US we nationalize the sick industries to spread the loss,

and privatize the healthy ones to cut regular americans out of the bounty.

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Vidar

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Tue Oct-23-07 06:28 AM
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12. Vat a country!!!

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whistle

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Mon Oct-22-07 07:38 AM
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4. No bid contracts are certainly the way to go

:sarcasm:

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olddad56

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Mon Oct-22-07 09:18 AM
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7. interesting that they reported earnings on a Sunday.

I think they are lying about the numbers. Look at the revenue #. I think the bottom line had to be higher.

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AndyTiedye

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Mon Oct-22-07 09:59 AM
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8. It Isn't Capitalism Anymore When Robber Barons Buy the Government

There is another word for that form of government. It starts with an "F".

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Doctor_J

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Mon Oct-22-07 10:21 AM
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9. I have refused to invest in death since * moved into the WH - no war stocks, no health (non-)care

it's cost me money, but makes me feel better.

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