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  "id": 2129362,
  "title": "Walmart shares slide as U.S. sales hit by falling drug prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/walmart-shares-slide-as-u-s-sales-hit-by-falling-drug-prices-2129362",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:37:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "The supermarket chain reported comparable U.S. sales growth of 2.6% in its second-quarter earnings, its lowest in over six years.",
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        "title": "Walmart shares slide as U.S. sales hit by falling drug prices",
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