this show in the cnbc nvtsing club are places to learn how to manage your own money, along with the investments that charlie liked who lacked the time and inclination to pitch stocks. that's not you. that's not you or you shouldn't be watching. you should feel good because this is a market where your homework matters. it doesn't need to hang on every word from elon musk, even though i did because our colleague brought him on in a rare and raw moment. you don't have to hang on every moment or message from nvidia because you know i named my dog after nvidia. it is not hostage to iphone 15 sales either because we're far less reliant -- no, we're far less hostage to the magnificent 7. of course, bigger stocks have been ignored. gm announced a $10 billion buyback. why not? stock sales at four times earnings. that's arguably the cheapest stock. interest rates are going higher and loans getting more expensive. they wouldn't announce that buyback. but they don't. do you know what my favorite dead area is? my favorite area left for dead, train wreck, out the window, retail. ever since gap -- ever since