Nathan Hager

Bloomberg's Alexander Pearson reporting this morning.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Fox Business ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and other US oil companies are examining what role they can play in Venezuela.

President Trump plans to meet with energy executives at the White House tomorrow.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he'll meet with Danish officials next week.

That says the Trump administration doubles down on intentions to take over Greenland.

Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen sat in on a briefing with Rubio.

Republican Mark Wayne Mullen sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Danish officials have repeatedly said Greenland is not for sale.

Defense stocks are surging around the world.

After President Trump posted on social media he wants to boost the military budget from $1 to $1.5 trillion.

Bloomberg Government's Mika Solner has more from Washington.

Bloomberg government's Mika Solner.

But at the open, defense names like Northrop Grumman are up eight percent.

Lockheed Martin's up six and a half percent.

RTX is higher by nearly three percent.

The Warner Brothers Discovery bidding war continues.

Paramount Skydance has reaffirmed its hostile bid of $30 a share, saying it's still superior to Netflix's offer despite multiple rejections from Warner's board.

Paramount Skydance at the open is little changed.

Warner's is down a half percent.

We got our last look at the labor market before tomorrow's December jobs report.