[US Stock Market Pre-Market News Highlights: Microsoft Plans to Raise $25 Billion in Dollar Bonds; Marvell Technology Plans to Acquire Lumentum] Odaily Planet Daily News, October 29th: Key US stock market news for investors to watch is as follows: 1. US stock index futures all declined. Dow Jones futures fell 0.33%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.28%. 2. International oil prices all fell. WTI crude oil futures fell 0.78% to $101.979 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures fell 0.90% to $110.632 per barrel. 3. International spot gold and silver both fell. Spot gold fell 0.91% to $4030.21 per ounce; spot silver fell 2.43% to $52.63 per ounce. 4. European stock markets rose across the board. The UK FTSE 100 rose 0.43%, the French CAC 40 rose 0.63%, and the German DAX 30 rose 0.86%. 5. Microsoft launched its first issuance of 10 tranches of high-grade US dollar bonds since 2017. Microsoft aims to raise at least $25 billion through this bond issuance. 6. Marvell Technology is in advanced talks to acquire Lumentum, a leading optical communications company, with the two parties potentially announcing a deal as early as next week. This potential acquisition could help Marvell Technology expand its optical technology portfolio for AI infrastructure. 7. Eli Lilly shares rose more than 5% pre-market after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and raised its full-year revenue outlook to $91 billion to $92 billion. 8. Apple officially released the new generation MacBook Pro, introducing touch functionality to the Mac product line for the first time and featuring a new ProLED XDR display. The 14-inch M5 Pro starts at $2,899. 9. Amazon is ramping up its smart home strategy, releasing five new products centered around the Alexa AI assistant. Among them, the 16-inch Echo Show 16 smart screen starts at $499.99, directly competing with Apple's $299 HomeView. 10. Event prediction platform Kalshi completes a $1 billion Series G funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $40 billion.