U.S. stocks slide on weak enthusiasm for earnings By: MarketWatch August 18, 2010 at 10:01 AM EDT U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors reacted tepidly to the last trickle of second-quarter earnings and developments on the deals front. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Deere & Co Home Depot Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Standard & Poors 500 Target Corp Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.