*Halliburton rallies in premarket after results. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. stocks were set for a modestly higher open on Monday, rebounding from stocks' worst week in 2013, as earnings from Caterpillar, Halliburton and other major companies pointed to choppy trading ahead.
April 22- Halliburton Co is in talks to settle private claims against it in a trial to determine how blame should be shared for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, the company said on Monday, and it took a $1 billion pretax charge for a possible deal. The disclosure of the talks helped push Halliburton shares up 3.5 percent.
U.S. stock index futures were in positive territory Monday, with major averages looking to rebound from their worst week in 2013, amid a batch of corporate earnings results.
*Halliburton rallies in premarket after results. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. stock index futures were higher on Monday, rebounding from stocks' worst week in 2013, as the latest quarterly earnings included major companies ranging from Caterpillar Inc to Halliburton Co to Texas Instruments Inc..
April 22- Halliburton Co said on Monday it was in court-facilitated talks to settle private claims against it in the trial to determine blame for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill at a well where it performed work, and it took a $1 billion charge before taxes.
*Halliburton rallies in premarket after results. *Power-One soars after $1 billion purchase offer from ABB. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. stock index futures were higher on Monday, rebounding from stocks' worst week 2013, as the latest quarterly earnings included major companies ranging from Caterpillar Inc to Halliburton Co to Texas Instruments Inc..
April 22- Halliburton Co said on Monday that it was in court-facilitated talks to settle private claims against it in the trial to determine blame for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill at a BP well where it performed work.
*Schlumberger remains cautious on North America. April 19- Signs of improvement in the depressed North American drilling market and steady growth elsewhere helped oilfield services companies Schlumberger Ltd and Baker Hughes Inc beat Wall Street's profit expectations.
*Schlumberger says North America outlook remains uncertain. April 19- Signs of a improvement in the depressed North American drilling market and steady growth elsewhere underpinned higher-than-expected first-quarter profits for oilfield services giants Schlumberger Ltd and Baker Hughes Inc..
April 19- Schlumberger Ltd, the world's largest oilfield services company, reported a profit that topped analysts' estimates for the sixth straight quarter, helped by robust drilling activity outside North America. Schlumberger said there had been no improvement in dry gas drilling in North America, despite significant drawdowns on inventories.
*Tech weakness weighs on Nasdaq; Apple drops 4 pct. NEW YORK, April 17- U.S. stocks dropped 1 percent in a broad decline on Wednesday, with materials and energy shares leading the way lower as commodity prices dropped, while a selloff in Apple shares pressured the Nasdaq.
*Bank of America tumbles after earnings miss forecasts. *Tech weakness weighs on Nasdaq; Apple drops 4 pct. NEW YORK, April 17- U.S. stocks dropped 1 percent in a broad decline on Wednesday, with materials and energy shares leading the way lower as commodity prices dropped, while a selloff in technology stocks pressured the Nasdaq index.
*Microsoft jumps nearly 4 pct and leads the Dow's advance. *Alcoa tops profit expectations, early earnings have been strong. *Solar companies have bright day after First Solar outlook.
NEW ORLEANS, March 25- The officer in charge of safety on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst-ever U.S. offshore oil spill, said the post-blowout fire was too big to fight and the evacuation saved lives.
NEW ORLEANS, March 25- The Transocean Ltd officer in charge of safety on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst U.S. offshore oil spill, said the post-blowout fire was too big to fight and that evacuation saved lives.