ashley webster at the aspen, colorado. over their skis when it comes to cost. the whole region is expensive. >> you know what i'm on top of the amount and 11200 feet. it was already very ritzy here in aspen. now the prices are off the charts. in finding people to actually come here and work. why is that. there is no housing in fact. i know you like to get the newspaper on the front of the aspen time today. there is a whole article on how they're trying to use u.s. forest service land to build more housing. there is not enough housing. it is 25% short of workers, those that are working or doing double shifts. it is not easy at all. i spoke to the managers of the ski resort. this is a communitywide problem that has to get fixed now. >> is getting to the point where it's untenable to run our business the way we ran it for decades. 75 years is how long we've been here. we've got to come together to the community to solve this problem. >> it is a problem. if you walk around any sign saint help-wanted. some of the restaurants an

ashley webster says for a long of americans, its not going done well. ashley? >> it is not. especially when it comes to groceries and the meat industry, neil. the biden administration not mincing its words when it comes to the meat industry. essentially labelling it a meat mafia, if you'd like, jacking up prices to maximize profits. it's unclear why that industry has been singled out by the white house. flagrant inflation has seen gas prices rise. propane is up 34%. even rental cars are up 37%. compare that to meat prices. according to the bureau of labor statistics, beef and veal prices have gained 20% the last year. chicken up 9%. pork 14%. jen psaki puts it all down to corporate greed. listen. >> the president, the secretary of agriculture have both spoken to what we have seen as the greed of meat conglomerates. that is an area where people go to the store and they're trying to buy a pound of meat, it is -- the prices are higher. call it corporate greed, sure. call it jacking up prices during a pandemic. >> you know, we contacted the major meat processing companies for a

ashley webster is in for stuart varney. i will be booking line segments to let you know. ashley: you have on your cornflakes? not so sure. good morning, everyone. i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. as covid cases search, president biden vacations in delaware. the governor of new jersey, phil murphy enjoying a day vacation in costa rica. where is the leadership? a new study reveals the, cron variant may help them beat delta. we will talk to doctor marty macarrie about some other covid issues showing a slightly muted lower earlier in the free trade. it has come back a little bit. the doubt, the s&p and nasdaq up slightly. we will see how he morning pans out when the bell rings in half an hour. a look at the 10 year treasury yield dropping to one.46 basis points that one.52%. that dropped 6%, $415, and 37,344. let's look at all you'll. you were hoping for relief at the gas pump think again. a new report reveals $4 gas is on its way next year. nfl icon and legendary coach john madden is dead at 85. we will reflect on his accomplishments throughout his truly remarkable c

i'm also grateful i get to work with ashley webster because ashley, one of my people to hang out with. happy new year to you. ashley: happy to you. christian needs a hug after those new year resolutions but i digress. happy new year to you. happy new year to everybody. i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. president biden and russia's president putin speaking for the second time this month as tensions rise over ukraine. russia requested the talk but the white house very tightlipped as to why putin wanted the call. avoid cruise travel regardless of vaccination status. that is what the cdc is advising to travelers. we will talk to doctor barb l ahita about that. hillary clinton taking aim at the far left warning progressives could torpedo her party and the 2022 midterms. i'm sure the squad not happy about those comments but new york congressman alexandria ocasio cortez spotted in restriction free florida dining maskless in miami. we will get into that. let's look at the markets. it is the last trading day of the year. mostly lower in premarket, modestly so. the nasdaq showing a slig

i'm ashley webster in for stuart varney. president biden says there is no federal solution to the surge in covid. he says it is up to the state. let me ask you this was why doesn't he rescind the osha mandate. when we were in the middle of the most contagious covid strain we've seen to date why is he on vacation in delaware. we will get into that. the cdc has shortened the quarantine time for people who tested positive. isolation time dropped to 5 days, they are not showing symptoms. they should then wear a mask around others for five more days. will there be a vaccine mandate to travel within the country? doctor anthony fauci says it has been considered but is it necessary? we will sort it out. a travel nightmare i am sorry to say continues. 2500 flights canceled yesterday, 750 canceled already this morning. what a mess, reports from airports across the country. let's look at the markets after yesterday's huge numbers on monday, the santa claus rally certainly up and running, the dow, the s&p and the nasdaq again all modest

i'm ashley webster in for stuart varney.train we've seen to date why is he on vacation in delaware. we will get into that. the cdc has shortened the quarantine time for people who tested positive. isolation time dropped to 5 days, they are not showing symptoms. they should then wea

it's ashley webster in for stuart van pie. ashley: thank you very much. good morning, i am ashley webster, in today for stu. let's get into the stories. vice president harris defending herself in you new interview with cbs. she claims she's not being set up to fail but she did admit a failure. we'll tell you what that's about. guess which topic didn't even come up? you got it right, the border. over 2,000 flights canceled for a fourth straight day as omicron causing staffing shortages across the country, what a mess. we will have a live report. speaking of planes, you might be wearing a mask forever inside the cabin if dr. anthony fauci gets his way. we're going to ask our doctors about that issue. but there is some good news. novavax says a two dose treatment of its covid vaccine shows a strong immune response against the omicron variant. that is good news. the ceo stanley irk is here to talk about it. take a look at the markets for you as we get into the last week of trading of 2021. taking a look at the dow, s&p and nasdaq, all showing modest gains. no

now to ashley webster in for charles payne. didn't i see you before? >> i was going to say tag on it. good afternoon everyone. i'm actually webster in for charles paul-- charles payne and this is "making money" breaking right now, the last trading day of a volatile year. is the santa claus rally delivering our expectations, plus market washers-- watchers share what you need to know to prepare your portfolio for 2022. the us surpassing 2 million covid cases in a single week for the first time during the pandemic as people wait in line for hours just to be tested, but are we finally nearing the peak? we will get into that with doctor marty makary who will be here with advice. plus, should we look to the polo seat household for stock tips? mere days after nancy posey insisted nancy-- lawmakers should trade stocks because it's a free market she and her husband loaded up on options. we will have all of that and much much more on "making money". ashley: markets are slightly lower and have been that way since the opening bell on this last trading day of the y

it's ashley webster in for stuart van pie. ashley: thank you very much.o fail but she did admit a failure. we'll tell you what that's about. guess which topic didn't even come up? you got it right, the border. over 2,000 flights canceled for a f

i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. president biden and russia's vladimir putin will hold talks for the second time this month, this comes at the request of putin and will take place this afternoon. one us official rising rising tensions between ukraine and russia a moment of crisis. will anything get accomplished this time around? we will ask general jack keane. look at this tweet from the president. we are ending 2021 with what one analyst described as the strongest first year economic track record of any president of the last 50 years, let's keep the progress going. inquiring minds wants to know who is that mystery analyst? i will ask molly hemingway if she knows. only two trading days left in the year. let's check the markets, record close for the dow and the s&p and already we are up and slightly higher, tenth of one%. the 10 year yield has been on the way up. it was around 148 earlier in the week but now standing down a little bit at one.52% and look at bitcoin, struggling of late, down a mere 55 points, 47,00325,

that is where ashley webster is. what are they doing more importantly keep employees.de snow in aspen, colorado. jeff, you have shortage of 25% in your workers. why is that, what are you doing to try to relief the situation? >> that is where we sit right now. we have record number of applicants but we have no place to put them. there is no housing in our community or any resort community. there is shift in dynamics but it is a problem because of remote workers working here and airbnb, those type of things. reporter: aspen is one of the most expensive areas in the country, maybe the world, more expensive than manhattan and san francisco, we know that. are you offering incentives? what is the starting pay? >> we bumped our starting pay up to $17 an hour to start. that rippled through the company. if you've been here two years, three years, four years, as returning employee, you got a bump. salaried employees got it but that is still not enough. we have 1000 housing units we need but we need 500 more but hard to get. reporter: retailers in the stores, you can raise wage u

now to ashley webster in for charles payne. didn't i see you before?in for charles paul-- charles payne and this is "making money" breaking right now, the last trading day of a volatile year. is the santa claus rally delivering our expectations, plus market washers--

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good morning, ashley webster. ashley: good morning, stu.o strict parent ing he said when he was asked about the disappearance of disonance. critics expressed outrage calling it a sad moral lapse and accused dalio of framing ignorance of china's horrific abuses. well, dalio responded on social media by apologizing for what he called a sloppily answered question adding he didn't mean to downplay the importance of human rights issues but was attempting explain, as you can see there, the chinese approach about governing, which apparently is if you disagree, you disappear. well last month jpmorgan chief executive jamie dimon said he regretted saying his wall street bank be around longer than the chinese communist party. dimon later apologized but apparently you can't say anything about china, especially , you know, because you don't want to upset them, right? ridiculous. stuart: especially when they've got a lot of your money it makes a big deal. ashley: exactly. stuart: we'll get back to you in a second thanks a lot. humanoid robots have always

meet produces not happy, they are firing back, ashley webster joining us early this morning. nflation by shamelessly singling out there industries for blame. in the last four months we should point out gas prices of gained 50%. propane is up 34%. even rental cars are up 37% but the biden administration pointing at the meat processing industry claiming the big companies are making huge profits by jacking up prices on a pandemic. according to the bureau of labor statistics, gaining 20% over the past year, pork is up 14%, chicken nearly 9%. prices are higher. jen psaki blames those higher prices on the greed of meet conglomerates. take a listen. >> the president, secretary of agriculture, have both spoken to what we have seen is the greed of meet conglomerates. that is an area where people go to the grocery strand trying to buy a pound of meat, two pounds of meat, 10 pounds of meat, the prices are higher, jacking up prices during a pandemic. ashley: we contacted the major meat processing companies for a response including tyson, purdue and others and all of them referred us to th

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