Oil prices settle up as US begins holiday weekend

HOUSTON, Jan 17 (Reuters): Oil prices settled higher on Friday as some investors covered short positions ahead of the three-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend in the US and lingering worries about a possible US military strike against Iran.Brent crude settled at $64.13 a barrel up 37 cents or 0.58...

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China, Canada reach 'landmark' deal on tariffs, visas

BEIJING, Jan 17 (AFP): Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from trade to tourism on Friday at the first meeting between the countries' leaders in Beijing in eight years.The Canadian leader hailed a "landmark deal" under a "new strategic partnership"...

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HDFC Bank beats Q3 profit expectations on better lending margins

MUMBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters): Indian private lender HDFC Bank reported a higher-than-expected profit for the third quarter on Saturday as loan growth remained strong and margins improved sequentially.The country's largest private lender by market capitalisation posted a standalone net profit of 186.53 billion Indian rupees ($2.06 billion) for the three...

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