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ConocoPhillips Tempting Oil Industry's Merger Fate: David Pauly (Bloomberg.com) - Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- James Mulva, chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips, may be attempting one oil industry takeover too many.

'Electronic Discovery' Industry Blooming (ABC News) - Plumbing and Storing E-Archives: an Industry Blooms in Vast 'Electronic Discovery' Centers

Retirees, competition likely to boost insurance industry (BizJournals) - In the cyclical insurance industry, the outlook for 2006 is likely to look much as it did for 2005, said Piper Jaffray & Co. analyst Michael Grasher.

SEC to Supervise Hedge Fund Industry (ABC News) - Burgeoning Hedge Fund Industry Coming Under New SEC Oversight; Some Big Funds Using Loophole

Wool body eyes sportswear industry (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The $50 billion global sportswear industry is the new target of wool promotion body, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI).

Watchdog exposes 40 'dirty tricks' used by food industry (The Scotsman: Health) - THE food industry is increasingly using underhand marketing tricks to tempt children into eating unhealthy food, a consumer watchdog has warned.

Oil spill tests put local seafood industry on hold (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - The seafood industry in Gladstone in central Queensland is on hold while tests are carried out to see if fish have been contaminated by last week's oil spill.

Wool body eyes sportswear industry (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The $50 billion global sportswear industry is the new target of wool promotion body, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI). AWI is showing wool blend t-shirts and casual wear to manufacturers this week at the largest trade show for the industry being held in Germany.

Auto industry proves overhaul friendly (Chicago Tribune) - Several companies have seen dark days but made changes to restore their strength In the hyper-competitive auto industry, at least one major company seems to be experiencing a life-threatening crisis at any given time.

Better prospects for local mango industry seen (Manila Bulletin) - Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. said the local mango industry could expect a better prospect this year, even as he urged the Department of Agriculture to expand the area devoted to mango production and to ensure the production of high quality mangoes, particularly carabao mango, for the export market.