Eight days left until Christmas and the gift giving season is getting down to the wire. For those of you who did your shopping online this season, the odds are high that those mail-ordered gifts are working their way through shipping facilities today. More than eleven million packages are going to be sorted and pass through FedEx terminals today.   Permalink

Inflation Takes Toll on Stocks
A spate of M&A activity failed to quell investor fears over inflation, as stocks opened lower to intensify fears that a Santa Claus rally will miss Wall Street this year.    Read More Topics:Inflation | Retail SalesSectors:RetailCompanies:Adobe Systems Inc | H and R Block Inc | Ace Ltd | AON Corp