peta of any is with us and larry shepherd and that is a mouthful. okay. posed to fight the trend on wall street. david and larry, thank you for being with us. >> we are still early in the year, let's keep it in perspective here. and so there really hasn't been a catalyst talking about. gerri: pullback or correction. down 179 on the dow jones today. >> i think it is a correction. you have amazingly high buybacks from corporations and that helped boost the stock market higher. i don't know. if you continue to do those two things i suppose you could end up with a pretty strong your and let's keep in mind that nothing has occurred since christmas. this is after 4.5% rally in december, been up 12.5% and we know 30% for the year. it's healthy digestion and that's what we need right now and it's very healthy. gerri: this digestive problem is really getting to me. and i think a lot of people start getting a little nervous and let's talk about the economic engine behind us. our earnings are holding up. you think consumers are going to get back in the saddle and spe