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On today’s show, we discuss:

• Wall Street's Market Forecasts Are Out for 2025 -- Be Dubious

• Steve Ballmer, the Non-Investing Guru of Investing

• A Record-Shattering $1 Trillion Poured Into ETFs This Year

• A Thrill-Seeking Trade Amps Up Heading Into 2025

• Even Rich Retirees Fear Outliving Their Money

• Why Did Car Sales Not Decline When the Fed Raised Interest Rates?

• Revenge of the Fossil Fuels

• What's the Secret to Choosing a Good Airplane Movie?

• Here's Why In-Flight Movies Make You Cry Like a Baby

• $417 for a Hotel Room in New York

• Flying Was Already the Worst. Then America Stopped Using Headphones.

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