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

Trump plans to increase military spending, global defense stocks surge, Lockheed Martin rises over 6% in pre-market trading.
The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. slightly rose to 208,000 last week, still below the expected 212,000.
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman: Expects interest rates to be cut by about 150 basis points in 2026, with rates "significantly above neutral levels."
The unemployment rate in the Eurozone has declined for the first time in seven months, unexpectedly dropping to 6.3% in November.
The Ministry of Commerce responds to the review of Meta's acquisition of Manus: Companies engaging in foreign investment and other activities must comply with Chinese laws and regulations.
Alibaba performance outlook: Taobao Flash Sale will continue to increase investment to achieve absolute market share leadership.
According to reports, JD.com is considering issuing approximately 10 billion yuan in offshore renminbi (dim sum) bonds, with a maturity of up to 10 years.
Involving 46 countries! Nestlé announces a large-scale global recall of infant formula, which may face a sales loss of 1.2 billion Swiss francs.
Blue Owl is in trouble: facing a massive run on the bank, redemption limits soar to 17%.
XPeng will launch four new cars at the beginning of the year and will scale up production of humanoid robots and flying cars this year.
The Nikkei 225 closed down 1.6%, the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 0.07; the Hang Seng Index closed down 1.14%