Stocks capped off a strong quarter with a modest slide after a shaky report on consumer confidence aggravated investors' fears of weak corporate profits and a prolonged recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 82.38 points, or 1%, to 8447.00, leaving the measure up 11% for the second quarter. Market Data Center > Most Actives | Gainers | Losers New Highs and Lows | Money Flows Intraday Futures | Currencies More Video: MarketWatch Hot Stocks Real Time Econ: A Look at Case-Shiller Numbers, by Metro Area The S&P 500-stock index declined 7.90 points, or 0.9%, to 919.33. The broad measure jumped 15% in the second quarter. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 9.02 points, or 0.5%, to 1835.04, leaving it up 20% in the second quarter. The Russell 2000 rose 2.33 points, or 0.5%, to 508.28. It also rose 20% in the quarter. Traders said that despite the quarter's gains other indicators of a recovery in stocks have yet to fully take shape. For example, there hasn't been a rush of mergeractivity in the middle market, something that often foreshadows a recovering economy by roughly six months.[Read more...]