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Entertainment industry is cutting the glitter out of diamonds (International Herald Tribune) - An industry that once helped glamorize diamonds now is exposing their hidden costs.

BigG executive: U.S. food industry isn't ready for biotech wheat (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - As long as consumers are wary of genetically produced wheat, the U.S. food industry will stick to naturally grown crops, said Ron Olson, vice president of grain operations at General Mills Inc., in an interview Monday with Reuters.

China denies telecom industry reshuffle (AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Beijing is not currently considering a restructuring of the telecommunications industry, China's top telecoms official says.

Australia Westpac-ACCI Industry Activity Composite Index Eases In Q4 (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - The Westpac-ACCI industrial survey trend for the fourth quarter indicated further strengthening of all major activity, led by the manufacturing sector, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Tuesday.

China says not mulling telecom industry reshuffle (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - BEIJING, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Beijing is not currently considering a restructuring of the telecommunications industry, China's top telecoms official told industry executives, but added China may issue third-generation mobile licences "very soon".

Fear keeps industry from inquiry: report (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Fears of retribution have stopped some automotive component manufacturers from offering frank advice on how to help the ailing industry, a report says.

HDTV Industry Ignoring Uneducated Consumers (The Mac Observer) - On February 17th, 2009, over-the-air analog TV broadcasts will cease. The potential for confusion is great, but the industry is glossing over potential problems

Xilinx Sets PLD Industry Record With Delivery of 26 Million 90nm FPGAs (FinanzNachrichten) - SAN JOSE, Calif. and BEIJING, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At a press conference in Beijing, Xilinx, ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Inc. today announced it has set a programmable logic industry record with total shipments of more than 26 million 90nm devices, fueled by broad adoption of its flagship product families: Spartan(TM)-3 and Virtex(TM)-4 FPGAs.

Mellon deal may give a boost to services industry (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - BOSTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The investment services industry got a jolt on Monday when former competitors Bank of New York Co. Inc and Mellon Financial Corp. agreed to merge, sparking what analysts said is sure to be a new wave of takeovers in the months ahead.

ChannelNet Expands Its Industry-Leading Web Marketing Program for Automotive Dealers (The Auto Channel) - DETROIT--ChannelNet, a leading provider of Web based solutions for the automotive retail industry, today announced a series of significant new features and enhancements to eRetail Advantage™ (eRA) -- a comprehensive suite of Web based products and services designed to help automotive dealers drive online customers into their showrooms.