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  "id": 3513813,
  "title": "Consumer spending posts smallest increase in seven months. Economy getting weaker?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/consumer-spending-posts-smallest-increase-in-seven-months-economy",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Consumer spending rose in July at the slowest pace in seven months, suggesting the U.S. economy lost a little steam after the end of the 2026 Word Cup and start of the third quarter.",
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        "title": "Consumer spending posts smallest increase in seven months. Economy getting weaker?",
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