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Two explosions hit Nigeria's oil industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Two explosions hit Nigeria's oil industry on Monday, industry sources said, moments after a militant group threatened to detonate three car bombs in the Niger Delta.

Consolidation sweeps through chipmaking industry (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) - SAN FRANCISCO - Computer chip companies are in a dealmaking frenzy - gobbling up rivals or going private - as they attempt to adjust to a changing industry. Nearly $40 billion worth of deals have been announced or closed since August, and chip analysts say more are on the way.

Push on for more Indigenous jobs in NT cattle industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The Indigenous Land Corporation wants 1,000 extra jobs for Aborigines in the Northern Territory's cattle industry over the next decade.

Cotton industry is on alert for herbicide-resistant weed (Savannah Morning News) - TIFTON - The cotton industry is concerned about the discovery of a herbicide-resistant weed that spreads easily, can grow an inch a day even during droughts and could force farmers to return to older growing methods that were harsher on the environment.

Property For Industry expects $33m revaluation gain (Stuff) - Industrial property investor Property For Industry, managed by AMP Capital Investors, is expecting a $33 million gain from its annual portfolio revaluation.

Leaks of new songs difficult to plug -- and some in industry don't care (Chicago Tribune) - Everybody wants it, but nobody can get it. And in a music world in which control is king and anticipation is the doting queen, modern technology and music leaking are the ultimate spies. People who want new music the minute it becomes available and Internet-savvy listeners who will give it to them no matter the risk have forced the recording industry to fight battles over regulation and content ...

China's civil aviation industry regains financial altitude (People's Daily) - China's civil aviation industry is expected to make bigger profits this year despite the huge losses racked up in the first half.

Blasts hit Nigeria's oil industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Industry sources say two explosions have hit Nigeria's oil industry, moments after a militant group threatened to detonate three car bombs in the Niger Delta.

Energy industry taking toll on snowplow force (Billings Gazette) - CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Transportation says it will plow some highways less often this winter because hiring by the booming energy industry has made it difficult to fill many of the department's truck and snowplow driver jobs.

Energy industry taking toll on snowplow force (Billings Gazette) - CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Transportation says it will plow some highways less often this winter because hiring by the booming energy industry has made it difficult to fill many of the department's truck and snowplow driver jobs. Experienced ...