Halliburton Q3 2026 Earnings: $417M Net Income and a 15% Margin Bet on 2027
Halliburton Q3 2026: revenue rose 1.8% to $5.70B, adjusted EPS hit $0.60, and the 2027 guide targets ~15% operating margins with North America flat.
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HoneyBook vs. Dubsado vs. Bonsai: Which Client-Management Platform Fits Your Freelance Business?
HoneyBook wins on proposal-to-paid speed, Dubsado on workflow automation, Bonsai on contracts plus tax — pick by billing model, team size, and setup budget.
IBM Q3 2026 Earnings: $17.1B Revenue (+4.7%) as Software Carries a Tax-Boosted 26% Profit Jump
IBM Q3 2026: revenue rose 4.7% to $17.1B and net income 26%, but pre-tax income grew just 2.8% — an 11.9% tax rate did the work; Software grew 8.2%.
Johnson & Johnson Q3 2026 Earnings: $0.09 EPS on $25.4B Sales as a $5.5B Talc Charge Meets a Guidance Raise
J&J Q3 2026: $25.4B sales (+5.9%) but $0.09 EPS after a $5.5B talc charge; adjusted EPS $2.59 as guidance rises to $101.2B.
Kinder Morgan Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $764M Profit as the $14.4B Backlog Becomes the Story
Kinder Morgan Q3 2026: net income rose 22% to a record $764M, Adjusted EBITDA 9% to $2.18B, and the backlog jumped $4.7B to $14.4B, mostly power-linked gas.
Lam Research Q1 FY2027: The $8.22B Quarter That Turned Shipments Into Cash
Lam Research Q1 FY2027: revenue +54% to $8.22B at a record 40% operating margin, and $3.50B of operating cash flow cut DSO from 72 to 63 days.
Lithia Q3 2026 Earnings: $13.22 EPS Built on Buybacks, Not Operations
Lithia's Q3 2026 EPS jumped 54% to $13.22 while operating income fell 0.3% and adjusted net income 5%: buybacks and an $88.8M Pinewood gain did the work.
Lockheed Martin Q3 2026 Earnings: $292B Backlog and the Munitions Ramp
Lockheed Martin Q3 2026: sales up 11% to $20.7B and EPS 14% to $7.97 as a $52.5B PAC-3 award lifted backlog to a record $292B, yet free cash flow fell 10%.
Molina Healthcare Q3 2026 Earnings: The $0.89 Quarter Betting on a Medicaid Turn
Molina Healthcare Q3 2026: adjusted EPS fell 52% to $0.89 as the medical care ratio rose 30bp to 92.9%, yet the $5.25 guide holds on 2027 Medicaid rates.
Municipal Bonds, Explained: How Federal Tax Exemption Works, GO vs. Revenue Bonds, Tax-Equivalent Yield Math, and the AMT and De Minimis Traps
Muni interest is federally tax-free under Section 103, but AMT and the de minimis discount rule can tax it. GO vs. revenue bonds and TEY math, explained.
Negotiable Instruments, Explained: What Makes a Check, Note, or Draft Negotiable Under UCC Article 3
A check or note is negotiable when it passes UCC Article 3's six tests — and clean paper lets a buyer collect free of the original deal's disputes.
NextEra Energy Q3 2026 Earnings: Why $2.28 GAAP EPS Is Really $1.24
NextEra Q3 2026 GAAP EPS of $2.28 nearly doubled on $3B of unrealized rate-hedge gains; adjusted EPS rose 9.7% to $1.24 on FPL rate base and a 36.7 GW backlog.