read this in Yahoo finance today:
"Cost-Reduction Efforts Bode Well:The company steadily impressed with its cost-saving measures. Halliburton’s capital expenditure continues to fall as the company reins in its spending levels. For 2020, the company intends to lower its capital budget to almost half at $800 million. Halliburton is also pushing for a $1-billion cutback in overhead and other costs while netting in substantial savings from slashing its dividend. All these should drive the company’s earnings and cash flows higher."