Market snapshot: us stocks slide with financials leading sell off

US stocks fell on Tuesday, with financials greasing the slide, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke described financial markets as far from normal and an analyst slashed estimates for major brokers, including Merrill Lynch & Co.Bernanke says markets healing but still not well ReutersBernanke: Financial turmoil in markets easing The Associated PressBloomberg - Wall Street Journal - TheStreet.com - MarketWatch