All right, guys, thanks very much. Welcome to closing bell.

I'm Scott Wobner, live from Post 9, right here at the New York Stock Exchange.

This make or break hour begins with the fight for Fed independence.

And how investors should be thinking about that key issue?

We'll ask our experts over this final stretch, including former Dallas Fed President, Richard Fisher,

and a man being considered for the job of Fed share, Black Rock's Rick Reeder.

First, though, we show you the scorecard with 60 to go in regulation.

Stocks are mostly, as you see, brushing off news of that criminal probe into Chair Powell.

There's a more defensive tone, nonetheless with the markets today.

Staples are leading the way, otherwise a bit mixed in terms of sector performance.

Alphabet shares, they're notable because Apple choosing Gemini to run AI-powered Siri.

We're keeping an eye on both of those stocks.

Alphabet, briefly topping $4 trillion in market cap.

On that news, it's significant.

We begin our talk of the tape.

Powell under attack. For the tape pal under attack for the

latest we go to the White House and our Aymann Jabbers who has the latest

for us a man Scott we heard from White House press secretary Caroline

Levitt a short time ago here at the White House briefing reporters she took

some questions and she was asked if the president had directed Department

of Justice officials to open that investigation she said no and she was asked if the president had directed Department of Justice officials to open that investigation.

She said no, and she also had this to say.

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