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Beer industry antitrust concerns relaxed, experts say (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Years ago, government regulators cast a wary eye on beer industry mergers. But both the industry and antitrust...

Auto Industry Hampers ArvinMeritor (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance) - A downturn in the automotive industry along with production cuts, coupled with rising steel and fuel prices, lead us to rate the shares a Hold. \r\n

Quebec's Fashion Industry Gets Boost (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Quebec's fashion and clothing industry is getting a multimillion-dollar boost from the provincial government to position itself internationally.

Australian Opposition Promises To Deregulate Wheat Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - A federal Labor government would deregulate Australia's wheat industry allowing growers to avoid a national pool managed by the AWB (ASX:AWB) and instead sell to the highest bidder.

AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITION PROMISES TO DEREGULATE WHEAT INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Regulations / Law   A federal Labor government would deregulate Australia's wheat industry allowing growers to avoid a national pool managed by the AWB (ASX:AWB) and instead sell to the highest bidder.

S.A. medical industry grows to $15.3 billion (San Antonio Express-News) - The economic impact of San Antonio's health-care and bioscience industry has more than doubled in the past decade, according to a study by the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.

Insurance industry reform bill criticized (The Politico) - Dispute over how best to regulate insurance companies is pitting industry giants against consumer groups.

Updated Drug Development Scrip Report Responds To The Pharma Industry's Major Changes (PharmaceuticalOnline) - Innovation in the pharma industry is not at a standstill: it has changed direction. Where once small molecule research provided the mainstay of companies' profits, biological drugs are now making their presence felt. While the range of genomic sciences waits to make its impact, biologicals are providing the current focus for novel discovery. Yet biologicals do not behave like small molecules; ...

Online music piracy thrives despite industry's legal victory (Lexington Herald-Leader) - The music industry may have won a symbolic battle with a Duluth jury's $222,000 judgment against Jammie Thomas of Brainerd, Minn., but it has lost the war against music piracy, according to industry analysts, copyright lawyers and information technology experts. Online music piracy is rampant, as new file-sharing technology such as BitTorrent has replaced the Napster and Kazaa music-sharing ...

Online music piracy thrives despite industry's legal victory (Miami Herald) - The music industry may have won a symbolic battle with a Duluth jury's $222,000 judgment against Jammie Thomas of Brainerd, Minn., but it has lost the war against music piracy, according to industry analysts, copyright lawyers and information technology experts.