Macro Finance
Walmart Shares Extend Decline After Rare US Sales Miss
Bloomberg Markets·August 21, 2026·1 min read
Walmart Inc.'s quarterly sales fell short of expectations, a rare miss. U.S. same-store sales, excluding fuel, rose 2.6% in the second quarter, the slowest in over six years, hindered by pharmacy pricing pressure. Shares fell as much as 10%, the most intraday since 2022, erasing a modest year-to-date gain.
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