SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of
Halliburton Co. rose more than 6% at the open Friday as the oilfield services firm's fourth-quarter earnings were better than Wall Street expected. Halliburton reported profits of $669 million, or 72 cents a share, down from $906 million, or 98 cents a share, a year earlier on continued weakness on the North American business. Analysts had expected per-share earnings of 61 cents, according to FactSet. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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