KBR, the Houston-based engineering firm that split from Halliburton Co. last year, was downgraded to “hold’’ from “buy’’ at Stifel Nicolaus, which cited a rapid withdrawal from Iraq and “mixed signals’’ about the projected profitability of petroleum project ventures. The company also named Susan Carter as a senior vice president and chief financial officer, replacing the retiring Kevin DeNicola.
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