…..Nasdaq record high close. Dollar gains. Greece on the edge of… China’s reserve slip. US trade deficit grows. US consumer credit inches up. CoreLogic home price index jumps. JOLT survey – openings flat, quits down. Betsy Devos confirmed. Army goes ahead with Dakota Access Pipeline. A gift for big oil. 9th Circuit hears arguments for travel ban. Oil prices down. GM workers finally catch a break. Apple number one in phone sales. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 02-07-2017 DOW + 37 = 20,090 SPX + 0.52 = 2293 NAS + 10 = 5674 (record high close) RUT – 5 = 1361 10 Y – .02 = 2.39% OIL – .75 = 52.88 GOLD – 1.80 = 1234.40   The dollar, recovering from its worst start to a year in three decades, gained against a basket of other currencies. The euro is on the defensive, with markets nervous about elections in the Netherlands, Germany and possibly Italy, plus more wrangling over Greece’s bailout and an upcoming reduction in the European Central Bank’s monthly bond-buying. The head of the German Bundesbank responded to accusations from the Trump administration that Germany was manipulating the euro lower. Jens Wiedmann said the dollar strength was “triggered by the political announcement s of the new government.” The pound was among the biggest losers today, falling to a two-week low as Brexit and economic growth concerns return to put pressure on sterling.   Yields on two-year Greek bonds are up 9 basis points and are at their highest level ...