Baker Hughes, a GE Company Gives Little Insight into the Combined Company in Q2 Earnings

Baker Hughes, a GE Company Gives Little Insight into the Combined Company in Q2 Earnings

Several weeks ago, Baker Hughes and General Electric (NYSE: GE) completed their announced merger to form Baker Hughes, a GE Company (NYSE: BHGE) -- it doesn't roll off the tongue, does it? Let's just call it BHGE from here on out. The combined entity is now the second-largest oil services company in the world and will combine two aspects of oil services that have traditionally been viewed as separate: equipment manufacturing and contract services. 

For some investors who may have been hoping that the company would announce earnings to show the power of these combined entities, I'm sorry to say that this wasn't the case. Instead, we got a look at the results from both Baker Hughes and GE's oil and gas division. Let's take a look at those results and discuss what it means now that this deal is complete. 

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