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Booming oil means record 2Q sales for Halliburton
Halliburton's second-quarter profit fell about 67 percent from a year ago, when it recorded a nearly $1 billion gain from its split with former subsidiary KBR, but the oilfield services provider posted record revenue and said prospects look good for the remainder of 2008.
Suits over drivers' deaths could be tried in 2009
After much legal wrangling, lawsuits against military contractors over deadly ambushes that killed civilian truck drivers in Iraq could go to trial next year, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Crude prices help lift Schlumberger 2Q profit
Oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd. opened the petroleum sector's midyear earnings period on a strong note Friday, reporting a nearly 13 percent jump in profit driven by robust spending among customers searching for new sources of crude and natural gas.
UW-Madison's corporate names, gifts increase
Across the University of Wisconsin-Madison, corporate sponsorships abound.
McClellan campaigns for himself in promoting book
On his book-promotion stopover here, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan was squired around by a "literary escort," a pleasant woman named Naomi who drives visiting authors to their speaking engagements in a blue convertible. There were no motorcades, no street closures, no Secret Service.
Time to fix these broken streets
The condition of San Francisco’s street surfaces endangers bicyclists every day. (“Broken streets,” June 25). Slamming into potholes or swerving to avoid trenches isn’t just inconvenient and uncomfortable, it’s dangerous to anyone on the streets. I use my bike as often as I can to travel from my North of Panhandle home, and the rides often resemble a pitted obstacle course. Sharing the road with others is much more difficult when I have to make quick moves to avoid potholes. |
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