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Airline industry poised for shake-up? (USA Today) - A flurry of confirmed and reported talks among airlines may signal more mergers in the struggling industry, though analysts question whether consolidation is a sure or even a good thing.

U.S. suit against UBS could hurt industry: analysts (Washington Post) - ZURICH (Reuters) - A suit brought by the New York Attorney General against UBS, accusing its U.S. brokerage of defrauding customers, could harm the wealth management industry even if the Swiss bank mounts a successful defense, analysts said.

Small fire at Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago Tribune) - Visitors to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry were moved away from a train exhibit this afternoon after a small electrical fire broke out, a fire official said.

Fiji Sugar Industry Could Collapse (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Fiji's sugar sector -- which supports one in four people in the South Pacific country -- would collapse if the European Union cancels the aid it provides because of last week's coup, the industry body warned Wednesday.

Growth in the NZ managed funds industry (Stuff) - FundSource's latest Trends & Market Composition report shows total funds under management (TFUM) in the New Zealand managed funds industry (including both wholesale and retail funds) grew by 1.3 per cent over the September quarter, scaling a new high of $53.5 billion.

Intel Announces ATCA Blade Server for the Telecommunications Industry with Linux Support (Linux World) - Intel has announced a new ATCA blade server for the telecommunications industry with Carrier Grade Linux support. The Intel NetStructure MPCBL0050 Single Board Computer is the first AdvancedTCA (ATCA) blade server based on the Intel Core microarchitecture. Also unveiled today were the new power-efficient Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor LV 5138 and LV 5128.

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

Mills lay off workers because of slumping industry (NewsSource 16 Eugene) - Dozens of lumbermill workers on the South Coast are expected to lose their jobs within four months because of the slumping lumber industry.

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.

Freescale Ships One Million MPC5500 Family Microcontrollers to the Automotive Industry (The Auto Channel) - AUSTIN, Texas--Freescale Semiconductor, the leading supplier of semiconductors to the automotive industry, has shipped more than one million MPC5500 family microcontrollers (MCUs) with zero-defect quality.