{
  "id": 18288741,
  "title": "Black Friday's January debt trap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/black-fridays-january-debt-trap",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:15:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/savings/2026-11-05-black-fridays-january-debt-trap/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Debt counsellors warn higher interest rates and instalment buying could turn Black Friday discounts into debt lasting into the new year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}