What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed down -0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.17%. Stocks on Tuesday settled mixed. Reduced expectations for a Fed interest rate cut in March weighed on stocks as swap markets now show expectations for a -25 bp rate cut by the Fed at the March 19-20 FOMC meeting have fallen to a 67% chance from a 100% chance last month. Some negative corporate news on Tuesday was also bearish for stocks. Charles River Laboratories closed down more than -5%…