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Italian Fashion Industry Pledges to Fight Anorexia (New York Times) - The industry signed a code calling for more robust body imagery at fashion shows and in advertising campaigns.

Italy fashion industry to fight anorexia (AP via Yahoo! News) - Italy was once famed for the sultry, full-bodied beauties it contributed to the international scene. A month after the death of an anorexic Brazilian model, the Italian government teamed up with the fashion industry Friday to promote a "healthy, sunny, generous, Mediterranean model of beauty."

Google overtakes Yahoo in user visits: industry tracker (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Google overtook Yahoo as the second most popular Internet destination for Web surfers worldwide in November, while Microsoft held on to the top spot, industry tracker ComScore reported.

New report spells trouble for music industry, not Apple (USA Today) - A report from Forrester Research, discussing sales of music through Apple's iTunes store, was reported as saying iTunes was in big trouble -- and with it the whole legal-download industry. It didn't really say that. The end isn't nigh for iTunes. Yet that doesn't mean the report doesn't bode poorly for the music industry in general.

Italy, Fashion Industry Combat Anorexia (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - A month after the death of an anorexic model in Brazil, Italy's government and fashion industry on Friday adopted a voluntary code aimed at promoting a more "generous" look for women.

Construction industry recovers from slump (Los Angeles Times) - After shedding more than 10,000 jobs during the housing slump of the past year, California's construction industry hired more people than it let go in November, the state said today.

Italy Fashion Industry to Fight Anorexia (ABC News) - Fashion Industry and Italian Government Sign Code to Combat Anorexia

Cotton industry concerned over weed (AP via Yahoo! News) - The cotton industry is concerned about a herbicide-resistant weed that spreads easily, can grow an inch a day and could force farmers to return to growing methods that were harsher on the environment.

Nuclear industry clean-up project faces funding crisis (Guardian Unlimited) - Britain's £2bn a year nuclear clean-up programme is facing a drastic slowdown because of a threatened shortfall in funding, according to trade unions. Prospect, the union which represents engineers in the nuclear industry, blames what it calls "Treasury short termism gone mad".

Strong case for more consolidation in the steel industry (Bangkok Post) - In the second of two articles on the steel industry in Thailand and the region, we examine the reasons for consolidation.With the robust growth of regional economies such as China and India, demand for steel will assuredly continue to surge, while further consolidation in the industry will likely help reduce volatility in steel prices.