…..Oil stockpiles drop and oil prices drop – bears in charge. Drug prices zoom on dereg draft. Repeal and replace unveiling tomorrow – what’s not to hate? Opioids ubiquitous. Existing home sales, tight inventory, higher prices. Bank lending tightens. We’re number 18. Kalanick’s ride ends. Nike goes Amazon. Sears Canada goes bust. UPS’ Christmas gift to us all. London Whale blames Jamie Dimon. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 06-21-2017 DOW – 57 = 21,410 SPX – 1 = 2435 NAS + 45 = 6233 RUT – 3 = 1399 10 Y + .01 = 2.16% OIL – 1.06 = 42.45 GOLD + 3.70 = 1247.30 The Energy Information Administration reports American crude stockpiles fell by 2.45 million barrels last week and gasoline supplies slid by 577,999 barrels. Meanwhile, oil production rose to 9.35 million barrels a day, the highest level in almost two years. The report did nothing to sway oil traders from their bearish positions. Brent crude dropped below $45 for the first time in 2017. West Texas Intermediate dropped 1.06 to 42.45 a barrel. Potentially bullish factors failed to lift prices, including Tropical Storm Cindy halting service at a major oil terminal in the Gulf of Mexico, a shake-up in the Saudi royal family, and Iran’s Oil Minister saying that OPEC may decide to make deeper cuts. That sent energy shares in the S&P 500 Index to the lowest level in two months. Chipmakers helped lift tech stocks. Healthcare and Biotech shares helped lift the Nasdaq to positive territory. The Nasdaq ...