Haliburton (HAL) says Middle East activity is recovering following the conflict, but pace remains dependent on day-to-day security developments

Haliburton's commentary on recovering Middle East activity signals cautious optimism in the oil and gas sector, yet emphasizes that growth is contingent on ongoing security situations.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 21 Jul 2026, 13:32 UTCOn the live feed at 13:12 UTC — 3 more headlines followed before this page went public

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Sirens sounded in Kuwait and Bahrain, Al Arabiya reports

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UBS raises its year-end S&P 500 target to 8,100

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Haliburton (HAL) says Middle East activity is recovering following the conflict, but pace remains dependent on day-to-day security developments

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NBH Post decision statement: Sees room to cut rates throughout summer if favourable conditions persist; decision on the continuation to be made based on the September Inflation Report

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OpenAI is to announce that it has now reached 10mln users following the release of ChatGPT Work, Bloomberg reports

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