we just talked with dan ammann.dance for europe or announcing any changes for europe right now. that's on the radar. pricing is the problem. we'll go inside and talk with dan ammann first on cnbc about these numbers as well as where general motors goes from here. again miss for the fourth quarter. 39 cents a share was the profit. the street was expecting 41 cents. guys we'll talk with you and dan ammann in a if you minutes. >> supply fears influences the automakers going forward. crude oil supplies and a worry where gasoline price goss. traders are keeping their eyes fixed on europe. steven short, editor of the short report on currency, and michael wolf senior director of analysis strategy for mellon. short, we got oil now continues to rise. why shouldn't it rise if this economy in this country is for real and if europe, while you know de facto recession is not as bad as some people thought we should see oil rise. >> we should to the extent we could miss supply with regard to iran. here in the united states the bigg

dan tomorrow morning. and the big focus and questions for mr. ammann, what's going on in europe. they'll be posting a big loss in europe. >> that's a question for a lot of companies, phil. thanks so much. >> we've got about 25 minutes to go here. the dow just off the lows, down 109 points. >> get ready to trade the close, because oil prices are up 3% this week. will tensions with iran keep ramping up those prices? >> after the bell, home builder confidence index hitting the highest level than we've seen in five years. >> as we head to the break, take a look at how the big home builders are trading today. incredible run, but profit taking going on there right now. >>> but first, before we go to break, the "dividend." which stock is the worst performer so far this year? carnival, monster worldwide, or radioshack? the "dividend" pays off after the break. >>> just before the break as part of the "dividend," we asked which stock is the worst performer so far this year, carnival, monster worldwide or radioshack? now the payoff. radioshack. >> welcome back to "closing bell." i'm seema m