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Web and Summer Olympics may keep U.S. ad industry prosperous in 2008 (International Herald Tribune) - Forecasters believe the continuing strength of ad spending online and the stimulative effects of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, should keep the industry from suffering a recession in 2008.

Industry groups want consistent fuel economy rules (The Fresno Bee) - Industry groups are pressing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to create consistent rules for new fuel efficiency standards being considered by Congress, a move that could conflict with aggressive requirements being pushed by California.

SA wine industry savours ban on GM yeast (Independent Online) - The prospect of genetically modified (GM) yeast being used in South African wines had the local industry in a froth until the executive council under the Genetically Modified Organisms Act denied an application by Hennie van Vuuren to use the yeast in 20 local wine-making regions.

Hotel and tourism industry booming (The Peninsula) - DOHA • While Qatar's hotel and tourism industry is on an upsurge, analysis shows that down the line, the market will be faced with an oversupply of rooms, a decline in occupancy rates and a fall in average room rate and revenue per available room, says the Oxford Business Group (OBG).

To open up small scale industry, Govt set to remove restrictive law (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Moving to liberalise small-scale industries (SSIs), the government is all set to remove a restrictive clause in a 1951 law that prevented non-SSI players from setting up small units. The number of items reserved for small-scale industries will remain the same at 114 but the restrictive clause will go. Speaking at the Idea Exchange hosted by The Indian Express today, Union Commerce and Industry ...

Industry groups want consistent fuel economy rules (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids) - WASHINGTON -- Industry groups are pressing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to create consistent rules for new fuel efficiency standards being considered by Congress, a move that could...

Media and Family Report Slaps Game Industry (ExtremeTech) - For several years, the National Institute on Media and the Family has published their annual Video Games Report Card, a sort of "state of the union" address, whose purpose is to rate the various social and political agencies in the gaming world on their overall success in keeping the industry a socially progressive and "well adjusted" environment.

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.

Kamath alerts industry on further rupee rally (asianage via Yahoo! India News) - Putrajaya (Malaysia), Dec. 5: Industry should brace itself for a strong rupee, as the currency could strengthen by Re 1 to rs 2 against the dollar, and must diversify its revenue base, ICICI Bank CEO K.V. Kamath has said.

Fishing industry gets cash boost (BBC News) - Northern Ireland's fishing industry is given an investment boost of more than £25m.