Stocks slide as Apple enters a bear market

US equity markets fell for a fifth straight day.
The major averages pared their losses after Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement that her Cabinet backed her Brexit plan.
Apple shares slid into a bear market, down more than 20% from their October peak.The US equity markets fell for a fifth straight day Wednesday, paring their losses after Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet backed a draft of her Brexit plan. 
All three of the major averages were down as much as 1.4%, before endin