…..AT&T-Time Warner; TD Ameritrade-Scottrade; Rockwell Collins-BE Aerospace; HNA Group-Hilton Worldwide/Blackstone; Genworth-China Oceanwide Holdings; American Midstream-JP Energy. Whew! Visa beats. T-Mobile beats. Busy week for earnings, including the A+ list (Apple, Alphabet, Amazon) plus car companies (new and old). Goldman cuts outlook for S&P earnings. Support holds for now. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 10-24-2016 DOW + 77 = 18,223 SPX + 10 =  2151 NAS + 52 = 5309 10 Y + .02 = 1.76% OIL – .36 = 50.49 GOLD – 1.30 = 1265.40 Merger Monday is alive and well. AT&T announced it will acquire Time Warner for $85 billion; or at least it will try. The biggest deal in the world this year will give AT&T control of cable TV channels HBO and CNN, film studio Warner Bros and other media assets. The deal is subject to regulatory approval, and right now it looks like it will face opposition. The Justice Department has the power to reject such a deal if it violates antitrust laws. AT&T said it is unclear if the Federal Communications Commission will also have jurisdiction to review the deal. Remember that regulators blocked Comcast’s planned acquisition of Time Warner.   AT&T has described the deal as a “vertical merger” because there is no overlap between the two companies and hopes that such a tie-up will get the regulatory green light by the end of 2017. The reason we are seeing this deal now is because in the next couple of years, wireless will be ...