{
  "id": 7295392,
  "title": "Canadian Businesses Carrying More Debt As Tariffs and Payment Stress Deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/canadian-businesses-carrying-more-debt-as-tariffs-and-payment-stress",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/canadian-businesses-carrying-more-debt-as-tariffs-and-payment-stress-deepens"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Equifax Canada data shows average debt per business up 7.3 per cent as financial delinquencies reach a multi-year high; pressure builds among higher-risk businesses Equifax Canada Market Pulse — Q2 2026 Quarterly Business Credit Trends Release TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian businesses are carrying more debt and showing increasing signs of payment […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}