{
  "id": 852432,
  "title": "Beauty industry prepayment losses up almost 18 times to over $1.9 million in first half of 2026: CASE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/beauty-industry-prepayment-losses-up-almost-18-times-to-over-1-9",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-14T07:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/beauty-industry-prepayment-losses-up-almost-18-times-to-over-1-9-million-in-first-half-of-2026-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Consumers are advised to avoid making large advance payments where possible.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}