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Attention Shifts to China for Private Equity Industry (New York Times) - Global private equity firms are seeking to raise capital from China’s wealthy individuals and institutions, even as the nation works to create a private equity industry of its own.

U.S. Newspaper Industry Advertising Sales Drop Narrowed to 28% (Bloomberg) - Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. newspaper industry ad revenue, helped by a slowdown in the drop of print ad sales, fell 28 percent in the third quarter, Newspaper Association of America data show. It was a narrower decline than the previous quarter.

Dairy industry ‘needs to be restructured’ (Irish Examiner) - THE long-term outlook for the Irish dairy industry is favourable, but it is dependent on a restructuring plan being adopted, Kerry Group chief executive Stan McCarthy told the Teagasc national dairy conference in Killarney yesterday.

Zacks Industry Rank Analysis Highlights: B.P. Prudhoe Bay Trust, San Juan Basin, Exxon Mobil and Petrobras (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis Highlights: B.P. Prudhoe Bay Trust, San Juan Basin, Exxon Mobil and Petrobras

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., Marriott International Inc., Marcus ... (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., Marriott International Inc., Marcus Corp., Choice Hotels International Inc. and Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

Pharma Dept calls meeting of industry bodies to discuss charges against PSU banks (PharmaBiz) - Amid reports of public sector banks allegedly creating non-tariff barriers to pharma exporters, the Department of pharmaceuticals has called a meeting of industry representatives on November 23 to take inputs from them to initiate redressal measures in this regard with the concerned authorities.

Energy industry support studied (Red Deer Advocate) - Residents of the Red Deer area are less positive about the oil and gas industry than their counterparts in other petroleum-rich regions of Western Canada, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Petroleum Services Association of Canada.

Rob Pattinson Takes Aim at British Film Industry (Teen Hollywood) - Hollywood hunk Robert Pattinson has taken aim at the film industry in his native Britain - insisting there are "no jobs" for actors in the U.K. The Twilight star admits he endured years of rejection before his meteoric rise to fame as the star of the vampire franchise phenomenon.

Marriott CEO Sees Start of Hospitality Industry Recovery (Nasdaq) - WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The chief executive of hotel giant Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) said Thursday the hospitality industry is just beginning to see tentative signs of an economic recovery.

SEMA Board of Directors Approves Creation of an Industry Product Data Pool (Mobile Electronics) - Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- The Board of Directors of the Specialty Equipment Market Association voted unanimously to approve funding for the creation of a uniform, all-industry product information data pool.