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Oil Steadies Amid Middle East Tensions, Shrinking Stockpiles

(Bloomberg) — Oil steadied after posting its biggest annual gain in three years amid elevated tensions in the Middle East and signs that U.S. crude stockpiles fell further.Futures held near $61 a barrel in New York. An Iran-backed Iraqi militia withdrew from the U.S. embassy in Baghdad after storming the compound to protest deadly airstrikes. The American Petroleum Institute reported crude inventories fell again last week, according to Reuters. Official data is due on Friday.Oil had a strong end to last year following an agreement by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to deepen output cuts, and …read more […]

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Rating Companies Soar After India Imposes Small Fine for Missing Default

(Bloomberg) — Shares of rating companies that missed signs of a default that triggered India’s mini-Lehman moment are soaring after the nation’s markets regulator imposed only a small penalty.Care Ratings Ltd. posted record gains and Icra Ltd. saw its biggest four-day advance in more than a year after the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Dec. 26 fined them 2.5 million rupees ($35,000) each on charges they overlooked facts while assessing Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd. The probes didn’t find any malafide intent.“The penalty is very low and there has been no major stricture passed against the rating …read more […]