Global stock markets slide: Asian and European stock markets traded mostly lower on Tuesday as investors pulled back ahead of crucial U.S. employment and inflation data. Weakness in technology stocks led the decline, while caution grew over the future path of global interest rates. U.S. stock futures pointed lower early Tuesday. S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.3%. Investors are positioning ahead of economic reports that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next pol ...