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Weaker US demand hits Indian textile industry (FT.com via Yahoo! News) - Already plagued by the impact of a stronger rupee, India's textile and garment industry has been dealt another blow by weaker US demand. Some 55m jobs in India depend on the industry, the second-largest employer after agriculture.

Debate on bigger wafers dividing chip industry (Market Watch) - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Behind the scenes in the semiconductor industry, an early debate is brewing over the development of next generation production techniques, the new equipment that will be required to make them, and who is going to pay for it all.

FBI Widens Net Around Subprime Industry (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) - The squeeze appears to be getting tighter for the subprime mortgage industry and its many players. Investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation have opened probes into alleged accounting fraud, insider trading, and concerns over loan securitization at 14 companies.

Could social networking sites save the music industry? (International Herald Tribune) - The popularity of sites like Imeem and Bebo, which pay artists for the music they feature, are the talk of the industry.

New Report Reveals the Indian Chemical Industry is Growing at an Average Rate of 12.5% Per Year (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81266) has announced the addition of "Chemical Industry in India" to their offering.

New Report Analyses the Huge Potential in China's Papermaking Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81225) has announced the addition of China Papermaking Industry Report, 2007-2008 to their offering.

BANGLADESH GOVT URGED TO PROTECT DOMESTIC SALT INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Regulations / Law   Leaders of Khulna Salt Factory Owners Association on Sunday urged the government to protect the country's salt industry.

Will crisis reshape mortgage industry? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Will the current calamity reshape the mortgage industry?

Bangladesh Govt Urged To Protect Domestic Salt Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Leaders of Khulna Salt Factory Owners Association on Sunday urged the government to protect the country's salt industry.

New China Steel Industry Report - China Iron and Steel Industry Association Reaped Record Profit US$22 billion in 2006 (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81248) has announced the addition of "Analyzing China's Steel Industry" to their offering.