Both organizations, however, are facing declining membership.
Doctors, facing declining reimbursements and higher costs, have only minutes to spend with each patient.
The merger took place when oil producers, Halliburton's main customers, were facing declining oil prices and were trimming spending.
Like other newspapers, The News has been facing declining classified and advertising revenue and rising distribution costs.
AT&T, facing declining revenue, has been trying to reduce debt by separating and spinning off some businesses.
Small businesses have been hit hard by the slowing economy, facing declining demand and having a difficult time getting loans.
Already facing declining revenues, last month Abril announced it would fire a handful of senior editors and merge its ten publishing divisions into five.
Facing declining revenues in the West, where patents on many blockbuster drugs have expired, firms are looking to emerging markets as a source of growth.
The tire maker, which had a $9.36 million loss last year, is facing declining demand and higher costs for materials like rubber.
"Magazine are facing declining circulation, but the costs of mailing magazines keep going up," said Dan G. Blair, the chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
Clinton is facing declining enthusiasm among millennial voters who were one of the key groups in the winning coalition forged by Obama in his election victories.
