All right, Ty thanks so much. Welcome to the Closing Bell. I'm Scott Waughner live from Post 9 here at the New York Stock Exchange.

This make-a-break hour begins with Tex Big Test. Part one today when high-flying Palo Alto reports earnings in just about one hour's time, part two, tomorrow,

when none other than NVIDIA delivers.

That stock, which is lower today, so emblematic of the run in mega caps and the hype around AI so we will ask our experts over this

final stretch what is really riding on those results in the meantime take a

look at your scorecard with 60 minutes to go in regulation market's been a

weaker for most of the day to day.

Russell, it is the big laggard, and that

follows two straight weeks of gains for the small caps,

NASDAQ down sharply declines from not only in video,

but Microsoft, Amazon, Amazon Meta and Apple.

Interest rates are hovering near their highest levels since November and that's probably weighing

on things a bit too which takes us to our talk of the tape.

The state of stocks with Bulls and Bears both feeling better

about their arguments lately. We've got one of each with us today to debate the

road ahead for your money. Greg Branch of Veritas Financial Group, John

Maori of NFJ Investment Group, Greg, a

C. M. B. C. contributor. It's great to have you both with us. We revisit this

from time to time and now is a good time to do that. And Greg, I'll turn to you

first, you're sitting here. It's nice to have you back at post nine

your story has remained very much the same in fact from your notes it appears as though

you're almost emboldened again as a bear.

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