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U.S. court dismisses softwood lumber case: industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A U.S. court has dismissed a case that was a legal holdover from a recent deal aimed at ending a decades-long trade row between the United States and Canada, an industry group said on Tuesday.

Airline industry needs consolidation, UAL chief says (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The chief executive of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. on Tuesday reiterated his view that the airline industry needs consolidation, but said he was not ready to disclose United's likely role in any consolidation.

Canadian cattle industry recovering from BSE (Agriculture Online) - WINNIPEG (Dow Jones) -- Huge strides have been made in terms of price recovery for Canadian cattle producers 3 1/2 years after the discovery of mad-cow disease in Canada, but there is room for more improvement, industry sources say.

Fiji sugar industry warns of coup impact (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Fiji's already brittle economy could be dealt a critical blow by the country's fourth coup in 20 years, with the sugar industry warning it faces ruin.

Tourism industry backs marine park moorings plan (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The tourism industry has backed plans to provide moorings at one of the world's most pristine marine systems, off the Kimberley coast in northern Western Australia.

Bus industry cautious over shake-up plans (Financial Times) - The bus industry yesterday gave a guarded response to proposals that promise the biggest shake-up of the sector since it was privatised and deregulated 20 years ago.

Industry Leaders Comment on Net Lease Market (Commercial Property News) - Speaking at CPN 's annual Net Lease Summit, attended by 260 industry professionals this morning, a group of industry leaders expressed their views on the current state of the market as well as where it is headed.

Tabcorp talks to UK racing industry on Tote bid (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance) - MELBOURNE, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. TAH.AX, Australia's largest gaming group, has talked to players in the UK horse racing industry about the future of Britain's Tote, but has made no promises about backing a bid for the state-owned bookmaker.

Diamond industry concerned "Blood Diamond" movie will conflict with sales (KGET 17 Bakersfield) - A new movie called Blood Diamond is causing controversy for the diamond industry. With more than half of all jewelry sales occurring during the holiday season, the diamond industry is fighting back. Blood Diamond tells the story of the dark side of the diamond industry and the violence it has brought to parts of Africa.

U.S. court dismisses NAFTA challenge from powerful lumber industry group (Canadian Business) - Beth Gorham December 12, 2006 - 6:36 p.m. WASHINGTON (CP) - A U.S. appeals court has dismissed a powerful lumber industry group's complaint that the Canada-U.S. free trade dispute settlement process violates the U.S. Constitution.