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Assuming the company buys back about $1.5 billion of stock, we get $26.59 in earnings per share, almost 35 cents above Wall Street’s estimate.

From Barron's

A mattress pad consumes about 75 watts for a single zone, costing roughly 3 cents per hour to warm up your bed—compared with about 30 cents per hour for a medium-size space heater.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company formerly known as Schlumberger posted adjusted earnings of 78 cents a share, above the 74 cents analysts had projected, according to FactSet.

From Barron's

The company posted a profit of $824 million, or 55 cents a share, for its three months ended Dec. 31, compared with $1.10 billion, or 77 cents a share, in the same quarter last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 15 cents in the quarter versus Wall Street’s consensus estimate for 8 cents, according to FactSet.

From Barron's