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

This make a break hour begins with this very resilient stock market. Take a look at the majors here with 60 to go in regulation.

I gather it's a better looking picture than what many expected with that blockade going into effect at 10 a.m. this morning.

The major's all positive. In fact, we've been adding steadily

just before we are coming on the air here at 3 o'clock in the East technology. It's battled

back lately. A strong day. Nasdaq, in fact, going for its ninth consecutive gain today. Looks

like it's going to notch that. It's up almost 1%. You got 190. 190 points for the NASDAQ.

And for a change, would you believe it?

It's software leading the way.

That's right.

Leaders include Microsoft and Oracle, Salesforce, Snowflake Service Now.

They're all having strong days today.

So are IBM and Intel.

The cyber names are nicely green. I haven't seen all that in a while.

How about the private credit stocks? They are solid as well. Take a look across the board.

KKR is up 7% leading the way. Apollo's good for five. And then there's Goldman Sachs. Those shares, they've been lower today.

The firm kicking off

earning season, strong equity trading, strong deal making, those were the bright spots.

The stock, let's be honest, had a nice move into the print, too, and that's probably taking

effect as well. It does take us to our talk of the tape, whether stocks can continue to move beyond

the war and trade higher. We will ask the Wharton schools Jeremy Siegel. That key question in just a moment. First, though, Amon Jabbers has the very latest for us from Washington. The president addressing reporters a little bit earlier this afternoon, and Amon has more for us, as you see at the White House. Hi, Amon. Hey there, Scott. We are now five hours into the U.S.

blockade of Iranian ports. And to our knowledge, at least, the blockade has not been tested

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