…..Comey fired. All calm on the Wall Street front – too calm. Fedspeak: some economic indicators are flashing yellow; beware Fannie and Freddie. New Moon rising in South Korea. Earnings update. Spirit in a fight with pilots and customers. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 05-09-2017 DOW – 36 = 20,975 SPX – 2 = 2396 NAS + 17 = 6120 RUT + 0.22 = 1391 10 Y + .03 = 2.40% OIL – .23 = 46.20 GOLD – 4.90 = 1222.10 President Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the president “terminated and removed” Comey from office “based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.” In Trump’s letter to Comey, the president said, “It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission.” The FBI Director is appointed to a 10-year term and it is unusual for a director to be removed from the office before the term expires. Comey was appointed in 2013. Comey, who has led an investigation into Russia’s meddling during the 2016 election and possible links to Trump aides and associates, is only the second FBI chief to have been fired. Earlier in the day, the FBI clarified a statement Comey made before a Senate panel that overstated the number of classified emails Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin forwarded to the personal computer of her husband, former Rep. Anthony Weiner. ...