Hack Attack

.....Russia sanctioned for hacks. Unemployment claims down. Trade deficit up. Sprint’s not-so-big job announcement. SEC in-house courts won’t fly. Alere has problems with Medicare billing. Sears continues a long, slow descent. Toshiba continues a fast, sharp descent. Airpods on backorder. Madrid minus cars. A tipping point for solar.
Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 12-29-2016
DOW – 13 = 19,819
SPX – 0.66 = 2249
NAS – 6 = 5432
RUT + 2 = 1363
10 Y - .03 = 2.48%
OIL - .29 = 53.77
GOLD + 16.70 = 1159.40

As expected, the Obama administration is fighting back against Russia for its hacking efforts to influence the election. The operation was broad, involving not only hacking the Democratic National Committee but scanning and intruding into state voter databases. The hackers leaked the pilfered e-mails in a bid to damage Clinton’s campaign, according to U.S. intelligence agencies. The administration sanctioned 2 Russian intelligence services, ejecting 35 Russian intelligence operatives