Halliburton News

U.S. stocks fell, snapping a five- week-rally for the S & P 500. This happening amid concern that the plans to help Greece avoid default are unraveling.

Securities class actions are getting their day in court, according to Haynes and Boone's inaugural report, "Securities Litigation Year in Review" [PDF] . For a second straight year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a set of game-changing decisions in 2011, and from a corporate perspective, it was a "win some, lose some" term.

In the first half of 2011, the Big Four benefited from tight supply-demand conditions for many key services, as frenzied drilling activity in North American shale oil and gas plays strained the industry's capacity to meet these needs.

Halliburton and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd have signed a Framework Agreement for the evaluation and development of global shale resources.

The Black Swan event that could occur this year -- conflict with Iran and the Western World.

By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times What mattered when BP reported its earnings this week wasn't what happened in the just-ended fourth quarter .

BP Plc is negotiating with U.S. officials to settle pollution claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill that may leave the company liable for as much as $17.6 billion in fines, a person familiar with the talks said.

3 bought 30,000 shares in the company worth $36.84 per share, according to regulatory filings.

Deepening its commitment to northern Colorado, Halliburton is bringing an additional 500 jobs to Weld County in support of oil and gas fracking operations, the company announced last week.

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money.

The world's second-largest oilfield services provider, Halliburton Co is planning to replace company-issued BlackBerrys with Apple Inc.

A federal judge rejected BP Plc's effort to keep evidence about settlements out of the upcoming trial to decide who is responsible for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Insiders reported on Monday that they bought and sold stock in over 400 separate transactions in over 210 different companies.

New Halliburton director Murry Gerber just spent $1.1M to buy 30,000 HAL shares, the largest insider purchase at the company since at least 2003, according to InsiderScore.com. Gerber "knows the energy space, and it's good to see him step up with more than a token purchase," InsiderScore.com comments.

The move comes after the Houston-based firm determined that Apple's iOS platform "offered the best capabilities, controls and security for application development," according to a newsletter distributed to employees.

Research in Motion just suffered another huge blow: oil services giant Halliburton announced plans to replace employees' BlackBerrys with Apple iPhones.

In another blow to troubled Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion, energy drilling giant Halliburton Co.

As the economy picks back up, investors can expect to realize meaningful gains in energy plays .

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Someone had to say it, might as well be me. I am talking about this morning when, after listening to representatives of both parties say things are still way too weak after the bountiful employment number, I just blurted out: "Enough already.