HLN’s Westhoven Gushes over ‘Amazing’ Biden Economy: ‘On Fire for the Most Part’ & ‘Overall, It Was Gangbusters’

MALONE really good for ░░░░░░░░ money Jen I m ░░░░░░░░ to say it depends ░░░░░░░░ who you ask right ░░░░░░░░ WESTHOVEN Well overall I ░░░░░░░░ the economy did amazing ░░░░░░░░ we wrap up 2021 ░░░░░░░░ too of the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ mean the economy for ░░░░░░░░ most part was on ░░░░░░░░ for the most part ░░░░░░░░ job market is at ░░░░░░░░ strongest level in decades ░░░░░░░░ at this 2021 6 ░░░░░░░░ million jobs were created ░░░░░░░░ s the largest amount ░░░░░░░░ jobs going all the ░░░░░░░░ back to 1940 and ░░░░░░░░ are not even counting ░░░░░░░░ yet We do not ░░░░░░░░ the numbers in for ░░░░░░░░ part The American Rescue ░░░░░░░░ cut child poverty in ░░░░░░░░ by 50 percent And ░░░░░░░░ was just as juicy ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street and in ░░░░░░░░ boardrooms Stock market measured ░░░░░░░░ the S P 500 ░░░░░░░░ nearly 30 percent for ░░░░░░░░ year Corporate profits at ░░░░░░░░ best since 1950 So ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic it s ░░░░░░░░ quite amazing And holiday ░░░░░░░░ sales up 8 and ░░░░░░░░ half percent as people ░░░░░░░░ to get back to ░░░░░░░░ sense of holiday normalcy ░░░░░░░░ there have been some ░░░░░░░░ prices You see them ░░░░░░░░ basics like food shelters ░░░░░░░░ And research from IRI ░░░░░░░░ food prices could rise ░░░░░░░░ 5 percent just in ░░░░░░░░ first 6 months of ░░░░░░░░ new year for items ░░░░░░░░ mac and cheese and ░░░░░░░░ potatoes chicken breasts and ░░░░░░░░ But costs are going ░░░░░░░░ too so that s ░░░░░░░░ of the reason Now ░░░░░░░░ say that the wildcard ░░░░░░░░ 2022 is going to ░░░░░░░░ this new Omicron variant ░░░░░░░░ fast spread has led ░░░░░░░░ the partial shutdown of ░░░░░░░░ New York City subway ░░░░░░░░ s mayor declaring a ░░░░░░░░ of emergency because firefighters ░░░░░░░░ sick And thousands of ░░░░░░░░ flights as you know ░░░░░░░░ Jetblue says they are ░░░░░░░░ to preemptively cancel 1 ░░░░░░░░ flights in just the ░░░░░░░░ two weeks That s ░░░░░░░░ 10 percent of their ░░░░░░░░ because they are expecting ░░░░░░░░ many of their workers ░░░░░░░░ call out sick They ░░░░░░░░ that this week has ░░░░░░░░ one of the worst ░░░░░░░░ of the entire pandemic ░░░░░░░░ know so many airlines ░░░░░░░░ been hit with all ░░░░░░░░ cancellations It s been ░░░░░░░░ for travelers too But ░░░░░░░░ despite Omicron throwing things ░░░░░░░░ disarray at the very ░░░░░░░░ of the year overall ░░░░░░░░ was gangbusters MALONE All ░░░░░░░░ we ll take it ░░░░░░░░