Welcome to closing bell. I'm Scott Wobner, live from Post 9 here at the New York Stock Exchange.

This make-or-break hour begins with optimism about stocks as President-elect Trump delivers this message to investors right here earlier today.

I think you're going to see some very good days ahead. A lot of incentives are going to be given.

You saw yesterday a billion-dollar that we give you a very fast

approvals. Nobody, nobody's come up with that one yet, although it seems pretty simple.

I think you're going to have some great days ahead. Well, that expectation, a big reason why markets

have rallied recently to even more record highs. And coming up, we'll ask our experts how much more

they can rise in the new year.

In the meantime, let's look at the scorecard here with 60 minutes to go in regulation.

We are mostly lower today, mostly read after the PPI report came in touch hotter than expectations.

Many of the mega cap names are also pulling back a bit after their torrid run, and that's kept the NASDAQ mostly muted today.

Staples and utilities, they've been among the best sectors, though.

Staples is the only one in the green right now.

It gives you an idea, at least, of the defensive tone to this market today.

It does take us to our talk of the tape, the road ahead for your money.

Let's ask our panel, Anker Crawford, with Alger, Joe Teranova of Vertis and Max Ketner of HSBC Global Research.

Good to have everybody with us.

Anker, I'll turn to you first.

I mentioned this optimism in part because of a new Trump administration.

You heard the president-elect himself, who was right over there, hours ago.

Do you believe in that story?

Is that a principal reason to be optimistic going into 25?

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