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CPI Tumbles 0.5%, Core Prices Tame, Industry Output Soft (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - Softer-than-expected consumer prices last month eased inflation fears, and industry data suggested modest economic growth.

Government to grow dating industry through $600,000 fund (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News) - SINGAPORE: The government is hoping to grow a vibrant private sector dating industry. The Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports has started a $600,000 fund which will see the private industry replacing national matchmaking agencies - the Social Development Unit (or SDU) and Social Development Service (or SDS).

New agreement questions NHS relation with industry (EurekAlert!) - The Department of Health's new clinical trials agreement raises questions about the NHS's relation with the drug industry, says an editorial published on bmj.com today.

Saigon InvestConsult, Malaysia's VS Industry In $200 Million JV (Nasdaq) - HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Ho Chi Minh city-based Saigon InvestConsult Group has signed an agreement with Malaysia's V.S. Industry Berhad to form a $200 million joint venture in Vietnam, a company official said Friday.

Government to grow dating industry through $600,000 fund (Channel NewsAsia) - SINGAPORE: The government is hoping to grow a vibrant private sector dating industry.

Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, October 2006 (ClickZ) - Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, October 2006

Wall Sreet Journal Asks: Why Do Ford, GM and DCX Alone Still Speak for the Industry? (The Auto Channel) - Washington DC November 16, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that this was the question posed by an opinion piece in today's Wall Street Journal, as the paper explores the lack of connection between Detroit's expressed problems and the rest of the U.S. auto industry.

17 Nov 2006 : Boost for call centre industry (Cape Business News South Africa Business) - The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) is launching a landmark programme to address a key skills shortage in middle to senior management in the South African Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Contact Centre (CC) industry.

Bed Tax Will Damage Auckland’s $ billion Industry (Scoop.co.nz) - The health of Auckland’s $3.2 billion tourism industry would be damaged if bed taxes were imposed to pay for a new stadium, New Zealand Hotel Council Chief Executive Officer Mark Oldershaw says.

WestJet Leads North American Airline Industry in Percentage Earnings (SYS-CON Media) - WestJet (TSX: WJA) is North America's most financially successful airline, leading the industry in percentage earnings after reporting record third quarter earnings margin. Based on reported 2006 third quarter results, WestJet's pre-tax margin is 16 per cent, outperforming all other North American carriers on a percentage basis. WestJet's available seat mile (ASM) growth for the third quarter was