if all goes as planned, jeff spreker's firm will soon earn this place here, being the new york stock exchange, and he has some very interesting things to say about this rally, of course, as does jack lew. >> that's pretty amazing. spreker took his company public in 2005. it if goes as planned, he'll take that company to a $20 billion firm. let's show you the markets. up 62 points on the dow jones industrial average, sitting at 14,517. nasdaq composite also higher, up about ten points on the nasdaq. take a look. technology mixed to higher, at 3,254. and the nasdaq higher at 1,650. >> much to talk about. watching for the s&p all-time high. the dow's winning streak still in place at this point. let's talk about in it our closing bell exchange. >> to heather hughes we go. also with us is cnbc contributor greg ip and rick santelli. heather, let me kick it off with you. what are you seeing in this market? cous does it surprise you that we continue to hit all these new highs and do you think it's warranted? >> maria, thank you for having me. there are three quick reasons i think that invest