{
  "id": 2211297,
  "title": "Walmart Slides Most Since 2022 on Slowing US Sales Growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/walmart-slides-most-since-2022-on-slowing-us-sales-growth",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:52:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-20/walmart-slides-most-since-2022-on-slowing-sales-growth-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bloomberg's Poonam Goyal said Walmart's earnings miss is largely due to lagging pharmaceutical sales impacted by new federal negotiations aimed at delivering lower drug prices. Goyal said that it's an issue that both the company and investors are expecting to continue affecting sales. Goyal said that Walmart could have the opportunity to calm concerns about flagging US sales growth by focusing on…",
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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."
}