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Walmart blames its lack of customers of Americans waiting for delayed tax returns

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Binyamin Appelbaum: "Where are all the customers?" Wal-Mart says they were waiting for delayed tax refunds. http://t.co/N2ehFKbaLI

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Binyamin Appelbaum: "Where are all the customers?" Wal-Mart says they were waiting for delayed tax refunds. http://t.co/N2ehFKbaLI

Neil Irwin: Why Wal-Mart's bad news could be good news for the economy. http://t.co/s7w06G8mwD

Ezra Klein: Why Wal-Mart’s bad news could be good news for the economy http://t.co/1k5KgDcCDb

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