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</article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height " data-url="/web/20161115114148oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/city-fund-manager-hermes-calls-for-crackdown-on-bosses-pay-a7417076.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1_half/public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/18/15/bob-dudley-getty.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/city-fund-manager-hermes-calls-for-crackdown-on-bosses-pay-a7417076.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/city-fund-manager-hermes-calls-for-crackdown-on-bosses-pay-a7417076.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>City fund manager Hermes calls for crackdown on bosses pay </a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>The influential investor wants to overhaul the way bosses pay is set. Corporate Britian should take note before the Government intervenes</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height " data-url="/web/20161115114148oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/alton-towers-cut-70-jobs-the-smiler-crash-16-injured-amputations-a7417061.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-cc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1_half/public/thumbnails/image/2016/09/26/13/smiler-altontowers.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/alton-towers-cut-70-jobs-the-smiler-crash-16-injured-amputations-a7417061.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/alton-towers-cut-70-jobs-the-smiler-crash-16-injured-amputations-a7417061.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Alton Towers to cut up to 70 jobs after Smiler crash left 16 injured</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>People desrted the theme park after horrific incident forced two teenagers to have legs amputated</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1" data-locked="true"> <div id="mpu3" class="grid-mod-single-mpu"> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-4"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161115114148oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-banks-germany-to-lure-away-financial-hub-london-uk-eu-a7416721.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" 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bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161115114148oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/donald-trump-wins-global-economy-1-trillion-bond-markets-a7416446.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/14/13/trump-bond-markets.gif"> <a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/donald-trump-wins-global-economy-1-trillion-bond-markets-a7416446.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/donald-trump-wins-global-economy-1-trillion-bond-markets-a7416446.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Trump victory wipes $1 trillion off value of global bond markets</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Investors have rapidly dumped US government debt</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/06/12/high-street.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/petition-boxing-day-shops-shut-115000-signatures-a7416361.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/petition-boxing-day-shops-shut-115000-signatures-a7416361.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Petition for shops to shut on Boxing Day tops 115,000 signatures</a></h1> </div> </div> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="3-2"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div 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href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/rbs-chairman-sir-howard-davies-warns-banks-will-quit-britain-without-urgent-action-a7416176.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>RBS chairman Sir Howard Davies warns banks will quit Britain</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>The Manchester City supporting grandee probably didn't mean to say ministers don't know what they're doing when he did the media rounds over the weekend, but it's starting to look that way and the City will be hit hard as a result</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161115114148oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-causes-british-companies-scrap-investment-plans-worth-655bn-a7416091.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size2/public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/31/18/ford-production.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-causes-british-companies-scrap-investment-plans-worth-655bn-a7416091.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-causes-british-companies-scrap-investment-plans-worth-655bn-a7416091.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Brexit causes British companies scrap investment plans worth £65.5bn</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>A third of businesses have abandoned plans to spend money due to the uncertain economic situation, research says</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-6"><article 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class="media-prefix "></span>China eclipses Trump's 10-year infrastructure plan in 10 months</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Trump's plan for an 'America's Infrastructure First' policy mirrors China's build-it-and-they-will-come model, except on a much smaller scale</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2015/09/15/21/pg-18-city-london-getty.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-latest-costs-trade-deals-access-uk-eu-a7415941.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-latest-costs-trade-deals-access-uk-eu-a7415941.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>UK businesses face extra £1.2bn in costs if it loses access to trade</a></h1> </div> </div> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="2-2"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/12/13/trump-again-2.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/donald-trump-china-iphone-cars-cut-trade-war-threat-us-auto-industry-a7415846.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161115114148/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/donald-trump-china-iphone-cars-cut-trade-war-threat-us-auto-industry-a7415846.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>China threatens to cut iPhone sales if Trump starts a trade war</a></h1> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " 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