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With exports surging and imports falling, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing the U.S. trade deficit narrowed in the month of August. The Commerce Department said the trade deficit shrank to $70.4 billion in August from a revised $78.9 billion in July. Economists had expected the trade deficit to decrease to $70.6…

The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Tuesday, with stocks likely to move back to the upside following the weakness seen in the previous session. Traders may look to pick up stocks at somewhat reduced levels following the steep drop seen during trading on Monday. Overall trading activity is…

U.S. index futures rose in premarket trading on Tuesday, suggesting a rebound after earlier declines caused by rising bond yields and oil prices. Investors await key economic data this week amid statements from Federal Reserve leaders. At 5:48 AM ET, Dow Jones (DOWI:DJI) futures rose 62 points or 0.15%. S&P 500 futures gained 0.37%, and…

EIP 7781 proposal aims to increase Ethereum network throughput The Ethereum community is evaluating the EIP 7781 Improvement Proposal, which suggests reducing the slot time from 12 to 8 seconds, increasing throughput by about 33%. This change would better distribute rollup latency and data capacity, improving bandwidth usage. Researcher Justin Drake supported the proposal, stating…

The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a lower open on Monday, with stocks likely to give back ground following the strong upward move seen last Friday. Profit taking may contribute to initial weakness on Wall Street, as some traders look to cash in on the strong gains posted in the previous session.…

U.S. index futures edged down slightly in pre-market trading on Monday, with investors focused on international tensions, the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, the Consumer Price Index report, and the start of the corporate earnings season this week. At 05:03 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) fell 176 points or 0.41%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.53%, and…