(Updates story to reflect China's latest move to ban some mineral exports) By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - China has banned exports to the U.S. of some goods containing critical minerals while tightening exports on others, after U.S. curbs a day earlier on the Chinese chip industry. Following is background on export controls and other steps that analysts...

07:00 AM EST, 12/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian Q3 GDP growth underwhelmed, clocking in at a meager 1% annualized on Friday, noted Bank of Montreal (BMO). That was a touch below consensus and a bit further below the Bank of Canada's forecast. Business investment was a big reason for the miss, plunging nearly 28% a.r. in the quarter, reversing the...

07:00 AM EST, 12/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Live Nation Entertainment ( LYV ) said Tuesday it plans to offer $1 billion in convertible senior notes due 2030. The company will use the proceeds to repurchase a portion of its 2% convertible senior notes due 2025, repay outstanding amounts under its revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes. Additionally, the...

06:58 AM EST, 12/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Tuesday as traders mulled the stressed political scene in Paris, but possibly easing central banks globally. The European Central Bank will likely cut its key policy rate in Frankfurt next week, Governing Council member Martins Kazaks, a Latvian banker, told Delfi TV on Monday. Meanwhile, France's National...