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  "id": 2210819,
  "title": "Walmart sees sales drop as US consumer spending retreats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/walmart-sees-sales-drop-as-us-consumer-spending-retreats",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:18:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/20/walmart-sees-sales-drop-as-us-consumer-spending-retreats?traffic_source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fuel prices above $4 per gallon impact consumer behaviour, driving spending trade-offs and slowing Walmart's growth.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}