Shares Fall As Halliburton Earnings Rise

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Shares of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) fell almost 2% before the open to $35.75 after the oil infrastructure and service company ann0unced frouth quarter earnings

The firm reported income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $921 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, excluding a $15 million charge, after-tax, or $0.02 per diluted share, for an environmental-related matter included in Corporate and other. This compares to income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2011 of $867 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, excluding a $19 million, after-tax, or $0.02 per diluted share, impairment charge on an asset held for sale in the Europe/Africa/CIS region. Net income attributable to company in the fourth quarter of 2011 was $906 million, or $0.98 per diluted share.

Halliburton’s consolidated revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011 was $7.1 billion, compared to $6.5 billion in the third quarter of 2011. Consolidated operating income was $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $1.3 billion in the third quarter of 2011. Improved international results accounted for the majority of these increases.

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