{
  "id": 15908733,
  "title": "Albertsons didn’t risk fiscal health with $4B pre-merger dividend, former CEO testifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/albertsons-didnt-risk-fiscal-health-with-4b-pre-merger-dividend",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Grocery Dive",
    "slug": "grocery-dive",
    "url": "https://www.grocerydive.com/news/albertsons-special-dividend-sankaran-krroger-trial-supermarkets/833575/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The grocer had plenty of cash when it made a payment to investors even as its plan to combine with Kroger hung in the balance, Vivek Sankaran said during a trial over the retailers’ failed merger.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}