>> thought i would ask we have the confirmation now from tilman fertitta thanks, tilman. >> thanks, guysgreat talking to y'all >> his book, shut up and listen, is available for preorder right now. hits shelves next month. >>> coming up on closing bell, cnbc's special coverage of the great american consumer continues as we focus on electronics, where the picture isn't as rosy as it is for restaurants. >> meanwhile, coming up, google went public 15 years ago today how time flies where it's been, where it could go next. that's coming up >>> plus, on the tasting menu today, bad times for baidu a bad sign for the economy, and one man who is laughing all the watohean coming up. >>> yes, it's true google went public 15 years agotoday, and it's been great for investors. up 2,000% over that time, but google has a spotty history as an investor itself youtube was a great buy. motorola mobility was not. what might google do next, you ask? josh lipton has that story for us josh >> so bill, 15 years later, and google rules the online ad market in part, benefitting from some big bets on acquisitions so

> thank you very much eamon javers on the north lawn >>> yesterday on "power lunch," we heard tilman fertitta say corporate america is doing things in a very conservative way because of fears things here and around the world are starting to slow down. this while the white house is saying the economy is go gangbusters. can the administration do anything if they're picking up steam? libby, great to have you with us what do you make of reports about a possible pay roll tax cut, and do you think congress would democrats, it's interesting because eamon was saying the administration is making clear to say there's no recession on the horizon, yet they might be behind the scenes advocating for some sort of pay roll tax cuts. the democrats on the other hand have an interest in saying the economy is weak, yet their likelihood of bailing trump out seems low. >> exactly it's not unusual for an administration to be brainstorming about possible ways to combat a possible recession. you know, for what it's worth, pimco doesn't see a recession necessarily over the next 12 months as likely, but i think this sh