{
  "id": 16740106,
  "title": "Budget blow to Healey as number of UK firms in 'significant distress' hits two-decade high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/budget-blow-to-healey-as-number-of-uk-firms-in-significant-distress",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T11:15:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16242147/Budget-blow-Healey-number-UK-firms-significant-distress-hits-two-decade-high.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The number of British companies in 'significant' distress has hit a record high as business braces for another bruising Labour Budget.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Opinion: UK bond investors want spending cuts. John Healey’s first Budget may disappoint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/opinion-uk-bond-investors-want-spending-cuts-john-healeys-first",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:34:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}