Financial Review

…Stocks string together 3 wins. US-China talking trade, again. Manufacturing slips. Auto sales strong. Earnings season includes Apple, Starbucks and NYTimes. Criminal charges in 1MDB. Google’s 10-minute global walkout. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 11-01-2018 DOW + 264 = 25,380 SPX + 28 = 2740 NAS + 128 = 7434 RUT + 33 = 1544 10 Y – .01 = 3.14% OIL – .13 = 63.56 GOLD + 18.80 = 1233.90   For the first time in 6 months, stocks moved higher for a third consecutive session. The 3-day gain for the Dow tops 900 points.   The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index fell to a six-month low of 57.7% in October from 59.8% in September. Any reading above 50% indicates improving conditions.   Total light weight vehicle sales in October reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 17.57 million, up from 17.44 million last month and the best showing since November. Ford reported a 5 percent decline in sales for its pickup trucks, while overall sales fell 3.9 percent. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said US s