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From Fool Global Headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money.

Welcome to Motley Fool Money. Thanks for being here. I'm Matt Greer standing in for Chris

Hill, who will be back next week. I'm joined in studio as always by Motley Fool's

Senior Analyst, James Early, Ron Gross, and Seth Jason. Guys, always good to see you.

Hey, Matt, how are you? Wow, you're on the wrong side of the glass, man.

I am on the wrong side of the glass, and I should note that, you know, we've got a bit

of a sick crew here. James, say something to the good people out there.

Hi, guys. I'm a little stuffed up. Okay. I don't care about what James is.

And Matt, you're just coming off of two-week absence, too, right?

I'm coming off three weeks. Three weeks. A viral pink house. I would rather have you on the

opposite side of the glass. I will be doing the entire show in a hazmat outfit.

That's a smart move. You're a smart man. Okay, there's a lot to talk about this week.

Microsoft has new phone software. Google has big earnings, and some big banks have some

big problems. We'll also talk to Columbia University Professor Dixon DiPamié about something

called vertical farming, and we'll share some stocks on our radar. But as always, we begin

with the big macro. On Friday, the government reported that retail sales for September were

better than expected. Now, Seth Jason, you are our retail guru here. What does that mean

for investors? It means that you need to go to the boring commerce department, Census

Bureau website, and actually read the press release on this, because there's interesting

information there for investors. All in all, this is a good report. I'll get the conclusion

all the way to the beginning. One thing to watch out for is a gas station. We're up 8.2%.

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