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Amazon.com Inc. AMZN had record sales in the third quarter, but the e-commerce giant also saw its shipping costs jump 57% year-over-year, reaching an eye-popping $15.06 billion for the period.

Stocks are set to climb at the start of one of the biggest weeks in recent history.

Stock-index futures point solidly higher Monday, after an ugly finish to October, with support tied to upbeat global economic data on the eve of Election Day as investors continue to monitor rising COVID-19 cases and a continued stream of corporate earnings results.

Just days before the 2020 election, President Trump is touting record growth in the economy in a last-ditch effort to persuade voters to stick with him. Yet Democratic rival Joe Biden says the U.S. is stuck in a “deep hole” and that the recovery is in danger of stalling. Here’s where the economy really stands.

‘In some ways, what we are engaging in is a national exercise in deferred gratification.’