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Proposed Delta takeover jolts Atlanta, airline industry (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - US Airways' proposed takeover of bankrupt Delta Air Lines throws another major curve at the tumultuous carrier, its stake in Atlanta and the airline industry as a whole. If successful, the $8 billion hostile bid would likely result in fewer airline workers and flights — and the uprooting of yet another corporate icon from Atlanta. Delta, which employs about 25,000 locally, would keep its name in

CNBC Special: A history of video game industry (MSNBC) - The video game industry has revolutionized the entertainment world. CNBC's "Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video Games," takes an inside look at gaming’s pioneers and power players.

Coal industry should cough up $2b: CFMEU (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - One of Australia's biggest unions, the CFMEU, wants the coal industry to contribute $2 billion towards finding clean coal solutions.

Our View: Health care costs put brakes on auto industry (Mankato Free Press) - The leaders of two major U.S. automakers showed up to the White House driving hybrid vehicles. Hoping to prove to the president that they were making “relevant products” perhaps, the hybrids were an answer to an earlier Bush criticism about the industry.

Austereo sees '2% industry sales growth' (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Austereo Group expects full-year industry sales growth of around two per cent and says it plans to review its growth opportunities from media sector changes.

Wine industry calls for aid after horror crash (South African Wine News) - The whole wine industry should provide aid for those affected by Monday's fatal railway accident at Faure in the Western Cape, according to leading figures in the industry.

Austereo sees 2pc industry growth (News Interactive) - AUSTEREO Group Ltd expects full-year industry sales growth of around 2 per cent and has said it plans to review its growth opportunities from media sector changes.

Cruise industry support waterfront stadium (Scoop.co.nz) - The cruise industry is supporting the waterfront stadium and the options it opens up for improving cruise ship facilities in Auckland. Cruise New Zealand chairperson Craig Harris says that the cruise industry growth is strong. “Current port facilities are often stretched.

New Platter Guide reflects wine industry's continuing dynamism (South African Wine News) - As per-capita consumption slumps to a new low and challenging trading conditions persist both at home and internationally, the SA wine industry continues to confound predictions of a shakeout by yielding new wineries at the rate of more than one a week.

Car industry cuts back on 800 jobs (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - More than 800 jobs have been lost in Victoria's automotive industry in the last two weeks.