but we don't see anything on the horizon that's going to cause a major recess maj decelera in growth. in fact we didn't see much earnings growth at all in the last t year, we were expecting see that. if we get that and see some multiple compression, we still think we'll see some positive upside in 2018. >> seei thank you very much, tighe sanders at whittier trust. you can read more at nbr.com. >>> coming up, no hands and no steering wheel. and no pedals. gm thinks that's exactly the kind of car drivers will want in the not- >>> a titan of energy investing is getting out of the industry he helped to shape. 89-year-old t. boone pickens closing his energy-focused hedge fund, citing deteriorating health and poor returns. pickens started out as a geologist, eventua founding mesa petroleum. he made a name for himself as a wildcatter corpo raider, then a successful investor in oil, natural gas, and clean energy. the decision to close his fund brings an end to a nearly seven-decade career. >>> a new passenger rail service is open for business in florida. but what makes this one different is t