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Amazon notched its best Cyber Monday this year and the five-day stretch from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, known as the “Turkey 5,” broke company sales records.

Global stocks are rising Monday morning as big technology and retail stocks in the U.S. recover some of their recent losses on the first full trading day of the holiday shopping season.

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Like Black Friday, Cyber Monday is spreading out into a week-long shopping fest, with Amazon, Walmart and Target calling it "Cyber Week."

This represents a 19.7 percent increase year-over-year (YoY) as of 7:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of CVS Health and Aetna are rising with the companies now saying they expect to close their $69 billion tie-up later this week.

Cyber Monday is on, and deals abound for discerning customers ready to press “Complete Order” on their smartphone or computer screens.

Investor optimism returned to Wall Street.

Shoppers heading online to purchase holiday gifts will find they're being charged sales tax at some websites where they weren't before.

France's finance minister has said he will meet with the country's employers' federation and retailers to assess the economic impact of violent clashes with police over fuel tax hikes.

But, the fastest-growing online shopping day is Thanksgiving.

In 2017, Black Friday sales reached about $5 billion.