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

Inflation unexpectedly slows down! The core CPI in the U.S. for November is 2.6%, the lowest increase since 2021.
The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. fell to 224,000 last week, better than expected.
Trump: Will soon announce a new Federal Reserve chairman, who is a candidate that supports low interest rates.
A narrow escape with a 5-4 vote! The Bank of England "hawkishly" cut interest rates by 25 basis points, stating that further easing will be more difficult to judge.
The European Central Bank held steady for the fourth consecutive time, reiterating that inflation will return to the 2% target in the medium term.
Germany raised its bond issuance scale for next year to €512 billion, providing funding for infrastructure and defense.
Micron Technology's stock rose over 14% in pre-market trading, driven by strong chip demand, with Micron's performance and guidance both "off the charts."
Trump Media Group saw its stock rise over 30% in pre-market trading, as the company plans to acquire fusion company TAE and aims to start building a fusion power plant next year.
Reports: OpenAI has discussed raising several billion dollars at a valuation of about $750 billion, with a maximum of $100 billion.
The Doubao large model 1.8 has officially been released, featuring stronger multimodal agent capabilities.
Eli Lilly: Patients can effectively maintain weight loss results after switching from Wegovy and Zepbound to its oral medication.
Hedge fund giants are flocking in, with Steve Cohen's Point72 considering starting commodity trading.
The Nikkei 225 closed down 1%, while the Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.16%; the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.12%