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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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