[A list of U.S. stock market pre-market news: Microsoft plans to issue U.S. dollar bonds to raise US$25 billion; Marvel Technology plans to acquire Lumentum; Apple releases its first touch-screen MacBook Pro] On October 29, the financial news in the U.S. stock market that investors need to focus on is as follows: 1. Futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes fell collectively. Dow Jones futures fell 0.33%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.28%. 2. International oil prices fell collectively. WTI crude oil futures prices fell 0.78% to US$101.979/barrel; Brent crude oil futures prices fell 0.90% to US$110.632/barrel. 3. International gold and silver spot prices both fell. Spot gold prices fell 0.91% to US$4,030.21 per ounce; spot silver prices fell by 2.43% to US$52.63 per ounce. 4. The three major European stock indexes rose across the board. Britain's FTSE 100 index rose 0.43%, France's CAC40 index rose 0.63%, and Germany's DAX30 index rose 0.86%. 5. Microsoft launched 10 tranches of high-grade US dollar bonds, the first time since 2017. Microsoft plans to raise at least US$25 billion through this US dollar bond issuance. 6. Marvel Technology is in in-depth negotiations to acquire Lumentum, the leader in optical communications, and the two parties may announce a deal as soon as next week. This potential acquisition may promote Marvel Technology to expand its optical technology layout for AI infrastructure. 7. Eli Lilly rose more than 5% before the market opened. The company's third-quarter performance was higher than market expectations and it raised its full-year revenue outlook to US$91 billion-92 billion. 8. Apple officially released a new generation of MacBook Pro, introducing touch functionality to the Mac product line for the first time and equipped with a new ProLED XDR display. The 14-inch version of the M5 Pro starts at $2,899. 9. Amazon has increased its focus on smart homes and released five new products with Alexa AI assistant as the core. Among them, the 16-inch smart screen Echo Show 16 starts at $499.99, which is head-to-head with Apple’s $299 HomeView. 10. Kalshi, an event prediction platform, completed US$1 billion in Series G financing, with a post-money valuation of US$40 billion.