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  "id": 878325,
  "title": "U.S. retail sales unexpectedly post largest drop in more than a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/u-s-retail-sales-unexpectedly-post-largest-drop-in-more-than-a-year",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T14:34:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/u-s-retail-sales-unexpectedly-post-largest-drop-in-more-than-a-year"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The drop in spending raised concern among some economists about the resiliency of consumers who have powered the economy forward despite nagging inflation and soaring gasoline prices.",
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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."
}