Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Thursday

The number of initial jobless claims in the United States last week was 223,000, higher than expected.
Political turmoil impacts South Korea's economy! The GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter hits the lowest in a year and a half.
Saudi Crown Prince speaks with Trump: Plans to invest $600 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.
OpenAI and SoftBank each commit $19 billion to the joint venture project "Stargate."
ByteDance launches a long-term AGI research program, codenamed Seed Edge.
TikTok's data center address in the U.S. has reportedly moved to Meta's location? Insiders say the news is false.
SK Hynix's revenue in the fourth quarter hits a record high, with profits surpassing Samsung for the first time, and HBM sales are expected to grow by over 100% this year.
American Airlines fell more than 10% in pre-market trading, as the company's performance guidance fell short of market expectations.
Swiss luxury goods company Richemont's market value surpasses 100 billion Swiss francs for the first time.
TAL Education's U.S. stock rose over 13% in pre-market trading, as the company's third-quarter performance exceeded market expectations.
The Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.8%; the Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.51%; the Hang Seng Index closed down 0.40%