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U.S. radio industry to promote digital radio (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Several top U.S. radio companies on Tuesday announced an industry alliance to jointly promote new high definition radio services, executives said, as competition from digital music players and satellite radio encroach on their turf on the car dashboard.

Cocoa Industry Is Booming in Ivory Coast (AP via Yahoo! News) - On the streets of this skyscraper-lined West African metropolis, tension and rumors of an imminent return to war are always thick in the air — and so too, is the sweet smell of chocolate. Despite more than half a decade of coups, fighting and failed peace deals, a $2 billion a year cocoa industry is a booming in Ivory Coast, producing more of the raw material for chocolate than any other country

Radio Industry to Roll Out Digital Radio (AP via Yahoo! News) - The radio industry, in a move to take on growing competition from satellite radio, iPods and the Internet, has formed an alliance to step up the rollout of digital radio.

GM: government can help ease US auto industry woes (AFP via Yahoo! News) - General Motors' chief executive urged government policy solutions for the US auto industry's woes in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal.

Leading cocoa industry booms despite conflict (USA Today) - Despite more than half a decade of coups, fighting and failed peace deals, a $2 billion a year cocoa industry is a booming in Ivory Coast, producing more of the raw material for chocolate than any other country on the planet.

Digital Dispatch to sell wireless data system for taxi industry in Bermuda (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - RICHMOND, B.C. (CP) - Digital Dispatch Systems Inc. has won a contract to provide a wireless data dispatch system for the taxi industry in Bermuda.

US raises duties on Canada lumber imports: industry group (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. Commerce Department has raised its countervailing duties on softwood lumber imports from Canada to 8.7 percent from 8.2 percent for the period of April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004, the U.S. industry group the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports told Reuters on Tuesday.

GM says gov't can help ease US auto industry woes (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors urged a policy solution to the US auto industry's economic woes in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal.

GM says government can help ease US auto industry woes (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Richard Wagoner urged a policy solution to the US auto industry's economic woes in an opinion piece published in a US daily.

Cocoa Industry Is Booming in Ivory Coast (ABC News) - Cocoa Industry Booming in Ivory Coast, Despite Fighting; Produces 40 Percent of World's Supply