Edition No. 61 · Sat 22 Aug 2026 · Story 17 of 37

Walmart gets close to $3 billion in tariff refunds

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Walmart's record $2.9B tariff refund came as it posted 2.6% US same-store growth, its slowest in six years.

Tariffs

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