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Two years ago today, R2-D2 and Darth Vader rang the New York Stock Exchange bell to celebrate Star Wars’ place as the top U.S. selling licensed toy brand. 

Today, to mark our busiest holiday season ever, my colleagues and I at FedEx are ringing that NYSE opening bell. It’s been quite an economic ride over those two years, with businesses and consumers around the world wondering whether the Force would be with them. We’re certainly not Jedi knights, but we do believe the force of the global economy shows glimmers of overcoming the Dark Side. 

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