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Walmart warns shoppers could face higher prices as fuel costs surge, tax refunds dry up

Hard-working Americans could soon face another blow at the checkout counter.Retail giant Walmart issued a warning Thursday after its Q1 earnings report, signaling that rising fuel costs could soon hit consumers at the checkout counter as seasonal tax-refund boosts dry up and inflation outpaces wages for the first time in years."I think higher tax returns muted some of the pressure related to higher fuel prices and as we’re in a period of time right now where those tax refunds are largely not coming in, I think consumers are going to feel more of that pressure from higher fuel prices," Walmart...