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Today on Planet Money:

The holiday shopping season is just weeks away, but it doesn't look good for retailers. Retail sales fell by 2.8% last month, the largest drop off on record. But not everyone is worried. Finance professor, John Cochrane, says he doesn't understand what all the fuss is about.

-- John Cochrane says the world hasn't fallen off a cliff...yet.

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categories: Planet Money Podcast

4:48 - November 14, 2008