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FedEx Corp.’s Ground and Freight units increased fiscal second-quarter profit, cushioning the blow of lower profits at the Express business, the company reported last week.

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit slipped from a year ago due in part to Hurricane Sandy, but operating profit at its less-than-truckload freight unit almost doubled.

FedEx Corp. said it is expecting record volume, fueled by online sales, on “Green Monday” in early December, the busiest online shopping day of the year.

FedEx Corp. last week aimed to improve profits by $1.7 billion over the next three fiscal years, almost all from cutting costs and streamlining operations at the Express unit.

FedEx Corp. last week reported a lower fiscal first-quarter profit and reduced earnings forecasts, but said its less-than-truckload unit provided a bright spot by more than doubling its results.

FedEx Corp. said its earnings for the three months ended Aug. 31 will probably decline by 4.1% from last year’s comparable quarter, “as weakness in the global economy constrained revenue growth” at its Express division.

FedEx Corp. lowered its earnings forecast for its recently ended fiscal first quarter, saying that weakness in the global economy constrained its revenue growth.