in this merger, what is really -- owner and operators, -- for example, groups like starwood capital,hich is the third largest owner of multifamily in the u.s.. -- invitation homes which is the largest -- >> i'm curious for what that means for you on the valuation side. how does it change the landscape pretty when there are so many looking at fewer available deals? >> when a company goes public, they're looking for sponsor to compellingly be able to tell their story to the public. when they go public, their eight company that is flush with options. have access to private capital, venture capital, regular ipo options, and have options for spac. we managed to have million dollars, companies like open and hip up. i think with those companies are looking for, is a sponsor they can add value uniquely, and do something different than the rest of the stacks that are out there. we can help bring in the most valuable customers of the product as opposed investors in this transaction, we can help shepherd through two new strategic adventures like growing internationally or technology hardware tu

to the woodshed at the time, he stated his optimism as to how things would turn out and managed starwood through a very difficult time. he was so confident in how things would turn out, that he started up a new company during this period. given that starwood has been a very solid dividend stock, now at almost all-time highs, should we continue to purchase as an income play, or is there solid growth -- >> the answer is you get both from barry barry came on, i was questioning the dividend barry came on and told me not to worry about it and then went through why. that was about eight points ago. it hit its high today. barry's money. also really good guy james in ohio, please, james >> hey, jim. boo-yah! >> boo-yah >> caller: hey, blind james from cleveland here i bought in six months ago on your recommendation for crouch strike at 170, went up to 220, back down to 170, now it's sitting at 211, but this thing trades at 200 to 300 times earnings, jim, and it scares me. >> if it scarce you, you've got to take profits. if you're scared, it sounds like you won't. my instinct is to say sell it. i

and then starwood says you can't stay in our hotels. second, you are effectively forcing us to make a decision by the medical procedure and it's our body and our choice. >> it's been very sad over the past year to see how many people in the united states have voluntarily in the name of safety turned in their neighbors and turned in people who were struggling to try to make a living, people trying to cut hair in their backyard actually tattled on them to authorities. that's the level of culture and the level of fear that is being generated and a lot of our talk corporations have been pushing this from the top to the bottom. now its lending and small businesses and there's actually a transfer of the conservative governments were good government supers back and say, no. if florida has done this already in montana has done this already, no businesses covered by hiba are allowed to demand a vaccine for you. now you will create a patchwork and end up getting some of those older, not so good allies at the chamber of commerce saying wait a seco

. >> how about a rewards program like starwood or panera. >> or people who are simply refusing to be vaccinated because they're concerned somehow. for any number of reasons. whether it be health or privacy or the government's implanting a chip, or who knows. >> they're going to get it, they'll get it >> carl, i want to get to verizon earnings, we want to get back to that, i think a lot of companies are trying to understand what their obligation, or what they can do in terms of forcing. >> compelling. >> compelling their employees to get vaccinated and that is a conversation that's going on, i know, at high levels and a lot of companies right now, can we do that? >> but they have to make it so that it does matter if you're vaccinated right now, it's kind of a joke vaccinated by moderna, huh-uh, sorry. i tried to get in a doctor to see it, and they stopped me at the gate and they said how are you feeling? i said i'm feeling great did you go anywhere? i said no, i've been vaccinated oh, really, have you been to florida? you can't go in. florida. the country of florida. >> 0.008. >> ever

adam aron, from amc, he ran starwood, he ran vail, and so much to talk about, and a consumer of good time, he'll be a delight as he always is. >> you're not kidding, jim so many things he can address. capital raising. and really quick, before we bring him in, i did notice that united yesterday did say domestic leisure demand in their words has almost entirely recovered from the covid era and calhoun at the chamber of commerce, he said that when he believes vaccines reach 60 to 70% distribution in his view, where things can return to normal. >> obviously, if i were an airline, i would go now with the southwest air price, that's the price you want and kind of that price in what was it, state farm, that's what they're getting. love that ad well, let's bring him in all right, we got him on, cnbc exclusive, amc entertainment president and ceo adam aron, great to see you on and not just saying it because at one point of the ceo of the sixers done many, many good things >> good morning. good morning >> i got to do the good morning thing. 5 billion in debt. can you solve it can you solve it