[Overview of U.S. stock market pre-market news: Tesla plans to mass-produce the second-generation Roadster sports car in 2028; Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz extend their autonomous driving cooperation; market expectations for the Federal Reserve’s “hold on hold” in October are rising] October 16th, the financial news in the U.S. stock market that investors need to focus on is as follows: 1. The three major U.S. stock index futures rose or fell mixedly. Dow Jones futures rose 0.09%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.17%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.22%. 2. International oil prices have been mixed. WTI crude oil futures prices fell 0.46% to US$97.523/barrel; Brent crude oil futures prices rose 0.06% to US$105.986/barrel. 3. International gold and silver spot prices fluctuated upward. Spot gold prices rose 0.23% to US$4,180.01 per ounce; spot silver prices rose 0.94% to US$57.93 per ounce. 4. The three major European stock indexes rose across the board. Britain's FTSE 100 index rose 0.05%, France's CAC40 index rose 0.24%, and Germany's DAX30 index rose 0.99%. 5. Tesla’s second-generation Roadster supercar was unveiled at the press conference, equipped with an air-conditioned propulsion system jointly developed with SpaceX and code-named “A71”. Musk revealed that he plans to start mass production in 2028. 6. Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia have extended their partnership to jointly develop next-generation driver assistance and autonomous driving systems. Relevant technologies will support SAE Level 4 autonomous driving and robot taxis. 7. IBM announced that it plans to release an early R&D process design kit (PDK) suitable for its 7A nanostack cutting-edge process in Q1 next year. Its 7A nanostack is the first in the industry to adopt a CFET device structure. 8. According to user feedback, Amazon is preventing Musk’s AI robot Grok Bots from placing orders. Musk responded by saying that perhaps he should start a company to compete with Amazon. 9. Some Anthropic investors are reported to be discussing a valuation of the company at approximately US$1.5 trillion. Compared with the previous market expected valuation of approximately US$2 trillion for the IPO in November, there was a significant "shrinkage". 10. The 3,718 KFC stores in the United States plan to change their beverage supplier from Pepsi to Coca-Cola. The 40-year tradition of cooperation has come to an end, and the conversion work will start in January 2027. 11. The market has reduced expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its October 27-28 policy meeting. After Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh's "dovish" speech, the probability of raising interest rates dropped from about 27% to less than 15%.