{
  "id": 5128486,
  "title": "Circle K Owner Says Inflation, Fuel Costs Curb Consumer Spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/circle-k-owner-says-inflation-fuel-costs-curb-consumer-spending",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/circle-k-owner-says-inflation-fuel-costs-curb-consumer-spending"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Convenience and gas station retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. reported record fuel sales as oil prices soared amid the Middle East conflict, but consumers are also tightening their budgets and visiting stores less often. Shares dropped the most in more than five months.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Couche-Tard says inflation, fuel costs curb consumer spending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/couche-tard-says-inflation-fuel-costs-curb-consumer-spending",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:29:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}