Oct 18 (Reuters) - Baker Hughes Inc, the world's third-largest oilfield services company, posted a 22 percent increase in quarterly profit, driven by strong international drilling activity, particularly in the Middle East and Africa.
Net income rose to $341 million, or 77 cents per share in the third quarter, from $279 million, or 63 cents per share, a year earlier.
Revenue rose about 8 percent to $5.79 billion.
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Wall Street doesn’t get any credit for the move. There are no stock upgrades or price- target changes to cite.
The world's biggest chipmaker, which is a bellwether for the global semi producers, recently trimmed its industry-growth outlook.
There are many more companies beyond Nvidia that will see their stocks soar on the promise of AI, Goldman says.
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