Breaking News: Europe

• Global defense stocks surge after Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027 - U.S. defense stocks rallied in pre-market moves, following their European counterparts.
• Euro zone inflation hits 2% in December, in line with forecasts - Euro zone inflation stood at 2% in December, flash data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday.
• 'Greenland belongs to its people': European leaders unite over Trump’s threats to annex territory - European leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed interest in Greenland.
• DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm - The premarket move comes shortly after Bloomberg reported Japan's SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the data center investment firm.
• Shares in Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk pop 6% after GLP-1 pill approval - The FDA on Monday approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill from the Danish pharmaceutical giant.
• UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% in November, fueling likelihood of Christmas rate cut - The U.K.'s inflation rate cooled sharply to 3.2% in November.
• Meta faces Europe antitrust investigation over WhatsApp AI policy - The European bloc has launched an antitrust investigation into the social media giant over its WhatsApp AI policy.
• Airbus shares fall on reports of new quality issue on dozens of A320 aircraft - Shares of Airbus plunged to the bottom of the pan-European Stoxx 600 index on Monday morning.