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data-url="/web/20161119082503oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/property-rolls-royce-hugo-boss-inflation-business-news-in-brief-thursday-17-november-a7421226.html" data-tb-region-item="4-1"> <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/2016/11/16/15/hugo-boss.gif"> <a href="/web/20161119082503/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/property-rolls-royce-hugo-boss-inflation-business-news-in-brief-thursday-17-november-a7421226.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/20161119082503/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/property-rolls-royce-hugo-boss-inflation-business-news-in-brief-thursday-17-november-a7421226.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Property, Rolls-Royce, Hugo Boss: Business news in brief 17 November</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Brexit pushes house builders into the red; Troubled luxury car maker announces more cuts; Fashion brand profits plummet</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-5"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1" data-locked="true"> <div id="mpu1" class="grid-mod-single-mpu"> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161119082503oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/rbs-and-the-government-are-stuck-with-each-other-that-shouldnt-change-until-the-taxpayer-is-in-a7423496.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/public/thumbnails/image/2016/02/26/08/rbs-ross-mcewan.jpeg"> <a href="/web/20161119082503/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/rbs-and-the-government-are-stuck-with-each-other-that-shouldnt-change-until-the-taxpayer-is-in-a7423496.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/20161119082503/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/rbs-and-the-government-are-stuck-with-each-other-that-shouldnt-change-until-the-taxpayer-is-in-a7423496.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>RBS and the Government are stuck with each other for now. 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href="/web/20161119082503/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/insurers-are-misleading-you-you-will-not-save-40-on-car-insurance-as-a-result-of-the-dojs-whiplash-a7422681.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Insurers mislead public with £40 car insurance whiplash saving claim</a></h1> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161119082503oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/retail-sales-surge-october-brexit-a7422256.html" 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/2016/10/31/15/halloween.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161119082503/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/retail-sales-surge-october-brexit-a7422256.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> 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