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SEASONAL CHEER: Package delivery company FedEx Corp forecast a record holiday season this year, with 22.6 million shipments expected for its anticipated peak day on Dec 15.

MarketWatch: The three major US stock indexes edged higher on Tuesday, logging closing records, with financial stocks providing the biggest boost a day ahead of the Federal Reserve’s concluding statement from its two-day policy meeting. The DJIA rose 39.45 points, or 0.18%, to 22,370.8, clocking its sixth straight record close. The S&P 500 gained 2.78 points, or 0.11%, to 2,506.65, hitting its fifth record closing high in the last six sessions and Nasdaq added 6.68 points, or 0.1%, to 6,461.32, also squeaking out a record closing high. - Reuters

 

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