* Options market braces for biggest post-election swings in 30 years * Republican sweep could lead to higher tariffs, interest rates, and Treasury yields * Democratic win may result in higher taxes, disinflation, and potential Fed easing * Rate volatility has been higher than that in the stock market By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Ahead of...

08:17 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were cautiously lower Tuesday ahead of the release of quarterly earnings from technology giant Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL). The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.3%, S&P 500 futures declined 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures were little changed. The Google ( GOOG ) parent is scheduled to report earnings after the closing...

(Reuters) -Spain's largest insurer Mapfre reported a 39% jump in net profit in the first nine months of the year as higher prices, more benign weather, and less severe natural disasters lifted the profitability of its non-life business. Mapfre shares were up 4.7% at 0943 GMT after the results on Tuesday, making them the best performers in Spain's blue-chip IBEX...

08:25 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was down 0.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was marginally lower by 0.02% in Tuesday's premarket activity as earnings continue to pour in this week. US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down...