…..Nasdaq record high. Tech rules. GDP at 3% in 3Q. The global equity markets are even better. Madrid says no to Catalan secession. CVS-Aetna v. Amazon. JC Penney fades. GE’s bad week. VW tries to come clean. Utah’s shrinking national monuments. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 10-27-2017   DOW + 33 = 23,434 SPX + 20 = 2581 NAS + 144 = 6701 (record) RUT + 10 = 1508 10 Y – .02 = 2.43% OIL + 1.39 = 54.03 GOLD + 7.00 = 1274.20   For the week, the Dow rose 0.5%, the S&P 500 gained 0.2% and the Nasdaq advanced 1.1%. The S&P has notched gains for seven straight weeks, its longest weekly winning streak in three years. The Russell 2000 index was down 0.1% for the week. Who needs small caps, when the big tech stocks are going crazy? For the year to date: The S&P 500 is up 342.24 points, or 15.3%. The Dow is up 3,671.59 points, or 18.6%. The Nasdaq is up 1,318.15 points, or 24.5%. The Russell 2000 is up 151.19 points, or 11.1%.   We knew this was going to be a big day for the tech sector after several companies reported strong earnings after the closing bell yesterday. The S&P technology index led the way higher, up 2.9%. The index notched its best day since March 1, 2016 and is up nearly 35% on the year versus the 15-percent gain in the S&P 500. Google-parent Alphabet gained 4.2% as its ...