{
  "id": 8682484,
  "title": "‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/its-awful-how-tariffs-soaring-fuel-costs-and-higher-interest-rates",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-20T12:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/20/tariffs-fuel-prices-and-interest-rates-squeeze-us-companies.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tariffs, soaring fuel prices and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}