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Exxon Mobil Chemical's /quotes/comstock/13*!xom /quotes/nls/xom affiliate TonenGeneral said Wednesday it's launching a 50-50 joint venture with Toray Industries to develop products for the battery separator film business.

It hasn't been a top-notch earnings season for the oilfield services sector. Halliburton , the second-largest participant in the group, led off with mediocre results, but did manage to beat expectations.

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week rose by nine this week to 1,078. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc.

Oil and gas companies, faced with commodity prices sharply down from last year, have put pressure on the companies that serve them to get costs down.

Baker Hughes reported a sharp drop in third-quarter results as the company was impacted by greater-than-expected price discounting.

Solera Holdings surged 12% after it lifted its fiscal year earnings outlook. Trucking company Con-way Inc plunged after quarterly revenues and net fell.

The S&P 500 managed to eek out a 0.2% gain overnight Tuesday, largely thanks to the industrials and basic materials sectors, together with an M&A-driven jump in the transport sector as Warren B. plays Texas Hold'em and goes all in on the future of the US economy.

Baker Hughes Inc., the oilfield-services provider that agreed in August to buy BJ Services Co., said third-quarter profit plunged 87 percent after energy prices tumbled and customers reduced spending.

Baker Hughes Inc., /quotes/comstock/13*!bhi /quotes/nls/bhi the Houston energy-drilling giant, reported that third-quarter net income fell 87% on 26% lower revenue.

Number of active drilling rigs rises by 21 The number of drilling rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 21 this week to 1,069. Texas' rig count rose by 13 to 411, accounting for more than half the increase, according to data published by Houston-based oil field services firm Baker Hughes.

The number of drilling rigs actively exploring for oil or gas in Oklahoma rose by four this week to 77, Baker Hughes Inc.

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week rose by 21 this week to 1,069. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc.

The number of drilling rigs actively exploring for oil or gas in Oklahoma fell by one this week to 73, Baker Hughes Inc.

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by eight this week to 1,048. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc.

A wake will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Stag's Head Pub for Angela Mullan Jenkins, who passed away Thursday from breast cancer complications.

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Brookfield Homes San Diego reports six sales and four reservations a week ago at five of its neighborhoods in San Diego and Riverside counties, according to Lora Heramb, vice president of sales and marketing.

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Stallion headquartered in west Houston has filed for bankruptcy. It has already laid off 40 percent of its staff.