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  "id": 2144571,
  "title": "Walmart posts sluggish sales with slowest U.S. growth in years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/walmart-posts-sluggish-sales-with-slowest-u-s-growth-in-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:21:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/walmart-sluggish-sales-slowest-us-growth-years"
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  "summary": "Sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, excluding fuel, rose 2.6% in the second quarter",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Walmart profits top estimates despite slower US sales growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/walmart-profits-top-estimates-despite-slower-us-sales-growth",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:39:26.000Z"
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  "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."
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