barry sternlicht's here. remember when they lost a couple ceos tragically?lost their way a couple times it was a $12 stock >> i got a call by a hedge fund to join the board, you know, and they were going to go after them. >> way back then >> yeah, four or five years ago, yeah >>> all right, general motors also out with first-quarter results, earnings of $1.41 a share, beat estimates of $1.11 revenue $34.8 billion, was just a little bit shy of expectations that stock for its count is down 1%. >> mary barra making comments as well saying confidence in the year ahead remains strong. gm and mcdonald's, obviously, two of the biggest consumer-facing companies out there that are going to be reporting. again, we'll take a look at what else is happening with these stocks, but again, these are two of the biggest consumer-facing issues that we've been watching through the earnings season coming out barry sternlicht is our guest host today he's the chairman and ceo of starwood capital group, and barry, you've got a great idea of what's happening with consumers through a