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Hollywood stars in booming costume industry (The Arizona Republic) - LOS ANGELES -- Years ago, when the president of Rubies Costume Co. journeyed to Hollywood seeking the rights to make costumes based on movie characters, studio executives mostly were puzzled. Since then, Halloween has grown into a $5-billion industry.
Hartford CEO says industry profits may have peaked in 2006 (Market Watch) - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Underwriting profits in the property and casualty industry may have peaked in 2006, Hartford Financial Services Chief Executive Ramani Ayer said Friday during a conference call with analysts.
TranSend Unveils Industry First With Rollout of Voice-Activated Bill Pay To Axcess America(R) Cardholders (SYS-CON Media) - TranSend, a leader in providing consumer-centric prepaid solutions, has announced the launch of Voice- Activated Bill Pay for users of its Axcess America prepaid cards. A first of its kind in the prepaid industry, this new feature enables cardholders to pay their bills in the most convenient way possible-by simply speaking into a phone.
Boost for construction industry (New Straits Times) - GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Building Exhibition 2006 (Buildex 2006), which opened here yesterday, is expected to kickstart the construction industry on the island.
Hitech's nine-week industry oriented pharma course begins (PharmaBiz) - The Hitech Institute of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences in association with Natco Pharma is starting its seventh batch of nine-week industry-oriented course for pharmacy graduates from October 27 at Natco's premises, Hyderabad.
Research Helps Industry Make Stronger, Lighter And Cheaper Alloys (Science Daily) - Industry is actively pursuing new materials that push the boundaries for strength, reliability and weight. UWM's Pradeep Rohatgi delivers. Now, he is perfecting technologies that will enable parts from these materials to be manufactured more rapidly than foreign competitors can -- and on site, away from a factory.
Downturn At Hand In World Economy, Still Good Prospects In Finnish Chemical Industry (ChemicalOnline) - Production in the Finnish chemical industry increased during the seven first months of 2006 by 2.5%. The differences between sub-sectors were remarkable. Chemical industry has quite good prospects although the world economy is slowing down, claims The Economic Outlook of the Finnish chemical industry
Chevron 3Q profit of $5 billion punctuates oil industry boom (Lompoc Record) - SAN RAMON, Calif. - Chevron Corp.'s quarterly profit surpassed $5 billion for the first time, putting an exclamation point on the oil industry's latest earnings bonanza.
Industry and Zillow Debate Continues (Real Estate News) - Video of thought-provoking discussion among industry executives at C.A.R.’s annual convention now available
Norway Oil Industry Chief Fears Investment Drop (Rigzone) - OSLO, Oct 27, 2006 (Dow Jones Newswires) The director general of the Norwegian Oil Industry Association, or OLF, said Friday he fears an imminent drop in investment levels in the nation's oil and gas sector could impact future production and Norway's position as the world's third-biggest oil exporter.
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Battered by Industry Slump, GM and Chrysler Hold Merger Talks (Washington Post) - General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. It was unclear over the weekend whether the discussions were progressing and what, if anything, would result.
Travel industry begins its descent (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - The travel industry has been hit hard by the economic slowdown, particularly in the past few weeks. Airlines reported sharp declines in passenger traffic for September.
Steel industry attacks Brussels plans (Financial Times) - A steel and iron industry lobby group has accused bureaucrats of a “vindictive” campaign to chase the sector out of Europe to meet European Union climate change goals.
US car groups prepare for industry shake-up (Financial Times) - A massive realignment is looming in the global motor industry as financially troubled carmakers and their parts suppliers seek stronger partners and buyers.