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Travel industry awaits Bush's exit (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. travel industry is looking forward to the end of George W. Bush's stay in the White House.

First Solar Results Spark Industry Rally (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The solar power industry is experiencing a surge on Wall Street despite fears of a recession as some companies increase production, cut costs and vow to be competitive with conventional electricity in the next few years.

Minerals Industry Seeing Boom in Demand (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Already quite familiar with the roller coaster of economic cycles, the nation's miners may well ride a current boom in demand for a longer time than in years past, industry representatives said Wednesday.

Google's Android Stirs Mobile-Device Industry (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) - Google's Android platform is stirring up the mobile-device industry. Introduced this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the open-source platform based on Linux powered prototypes shown by Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, HTC, Motorola, LG and Samsung.

India's tech industry booming (ZDNet Asia) - The Indian tech industry is expected to generate around US$64 billion in revenues in 2008--a 33 percent growth--while also having a significant impact on the country's economy.

A cost management approach for the mobile communications industry (Bangkok Post) - This is a vibrant time for the mobile industry. Latest estimates from the GSM Association reveal that there are over 2.5 billion GSM/3G subscribers worldwide.

Cuomo to Sue a Health Insurer; Industry Shares Fall (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he plans to sue one of the largest U.S. health insurers and to probe the health-care industry.

Beauty Industry Embraces Stem Cell Technology (WCBS-TV New York) - In the never-ending fight against wrinkles, the beauty industry claims to have a new weapon. And while it doesn't require going under the knife, the product is controversial for its so-called use of stem cell technology. It's being called the holy grail of skincare.

Bracks 'not qualified' to lead car industry review (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The Federal Opposition says former Victorian premier Steve Bracks is not qualified to lead a review of the Australian car industry.

Industry still has concerns over MPA process (Scoop.co.nz) - The proposed process for establishing MPAs (marine protected areas) is of concern to the seafood industry, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s chief executive, Owen Symmans.