The cost of corruption as a business model. How much does a signature cost Walmart? No advertising for payday lenders. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 05-11-2016   DOW – 217 = 17,711 SPX- 19 = 2064 NAS – 49 = 4760 10 Y – .02 = 1.74% OIL + 1.57 = 46.23 GOLD + 11.40 = 1277.70   The Dow Jones industrial average had its worst day since Feb. 11. The S&P 500 closed 0.96 percent lower for its worst day since April 7. Consumer discretionary led nine sectors lower. Oil turned higher and extended gains to close at a high for the year after the EIA’s weekly inventory report showed a decline of 3.4 million barrels, versus expectations of a slight build. Yesterday, the American Petroleum Institute reported a 3.4 million-barrel increase in crude inventories for the week; so, really, take your pick.   A federal judge has blocked Staples acquisition of Office Depot after a judge agreed to the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction on antitrust grounds. The FTC said the proposed merger would likely eliminate competition. The same result occurred when Office Depot and Staples sought to combine in 1997. Staples will now pay a $250 million break-up fee to its smaller rival for terminating the transaction.   The U.S. government posted a $106 billion budget surplus in April, down 32 percent from the same period last year.   The International Monetary Fund has published a new research paper that says public sector corruption siphons $1.5 trillion ...