{
  "id": 17157552,
  "title": "The Easy Money Offers That Disguise a Deathtrap for Small Businesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-easy-money-offers-that-disguise-a-deathtrap-for-small-businesses",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WSJ Markets",
    "slug": "wsj-markets",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/business-finance-merchant-cash-advance-37d8bc42?mod=rss_markets_main"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Merchant cash advances deliver quick funding, but some carry effective finance costs as high as 2,000%.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "The Easy Money Offers That Disguise a Deathtrap for Small Businesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-easy-money-offers-that-disguise-a-deathtrap-for-small-businesses-17172360",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:32:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}