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  "id": 7805447,
  "title": "U.S. Retail Sales Jump 1.2% In August, Much More Than Expected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/u-s-retail-sales-jump-1-2-in-august-much-more-than-expected",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:05:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-retail-sales-jump-12-august-much-more-expected"
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  "summary": "(RTTNews) - Retail sales in the U.S. shot up by much more than expected in the month of August, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/indonesian-vehicle-sales-surge-32-in-august",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:13:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "United States Retail Sales rose by 1.2% MoM in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/united-states-retail-sales-rose-by-1-2-mom-in-august",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:58:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "US retail sales rebound sharply in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-retail-sales-rebound-sharply-in-august-7793832",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US retail sales rebound more than expected in August; import prices surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-retail-sales-rebound-more-than-expected-in-august-import-prices",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:31:03.000Z"
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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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