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Armored vehicle cut threatens industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - A Marine Corps decision to buy a third fewer bomb-resistant vehicles tightens competition in an industry created almost overnight to protect U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from deadly roadside bombs.

Killings of Mexican musicians spreads fear through entertainment industry (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - MEXICO CITY - The latest celebrity victims of Mexico's violence crooned about love and loss, not drugs and guns. So while the killings of "narco-corrido" singers earlier this year drew attention, the newest attacks drove fear into the heart of Mexico's music industry.

Congress probes credit card industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Congress is renewing its scrutiny of the credit card industry, as some lawmakers denounce the practice of raising customers' interest rates when their credit scores decline, even if they make their card payments on time.

Australian car industry booming (Adelaide Now) - AUSTRALIA'S vehicle industry will finish 2007 in record territory, selling more than one million cars and trucks for the first time.

Armored-vehicle industry takes hit (The State) - WASHINGTON — A Marine Corps decision to buy a third fewer bomb-resistant vehicles tightens competition in an industry created almost overnight to protect U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from deadly roadside bombs. Outwardly, the cut by the Marines is a mere dent in the more than $20 billion program for mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles known as MRAPs. Yet the reasons behind the ...

Record year for car industry (Adelaide Now) - THE Australian vehicle industry will finish 2007 in record territory, selling more than one million cars and trucks for the first time.

TelevisionWeek’s Syndication Roundtable: Industry in Flux (TV Week) - Executives from all segments of the television syndication industry converged Wednesday at TelevisionWeek’s annual syndication roundtable, agreeing that adaptation is key to prospering in the current business environment.

Disney executive named most powerful woman in U.S. entertainment industry (People's Daily) - Trade publication the Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday honored Disney executive Anne Sweeney as its pick for the most powerful woman in the U.S. entertainment industry. Sweeney topped the publication's 16th annual "Women in Entertainme ...

Car industry to finish the year in record territory (The West Australian) - The Australian vehicle industry will finish 2007 in record territory, selling more than one million cars and trucks for the first time. The milestone was virtually confirmed today with the release of official industry sales figures for November.

DTI, JICA implement industry cluster project (Mindanao Times) - THE Davao Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project (DICCEP), a two-and-a-half year project initiated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 with the support of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has officially taken off last month.