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Canada less exposed to subprime market: industry grp (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - In a bid to stave off concerns, a Canadian mortgage industry association called the domestic mortgage market "a picture of health," compared with the United States, where default rates have jumped in the higher-risk subprime mortgage segment and forced some U.S. lenders out of business.

Cuban tourism industry continues decline (USA Today) - Relatively high prices, a warm winter in Europe and the sale of a Spanish tour company to a U.S. competitor is hurting Cuba's tourist trade this year after a 3.6% decline in 2006, travel industry sources said Wednesday.

MIT: Coal industry may face dire future in warming fight (The Arizona Republic) - WASHINGTON - The coal industry faces a bleak future unless ways are developed on a commercial scale to capture and store carbon dioxide in the campaign against global warming.

Understand And Examine The U.S. Surface Active Agent Manufacturing Industry (SurfaceFinishing.com) - Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Surface Active Agent Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade" (1996-2008) to their offering

Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, February 2006 (ClickZ) - The industry breakdown of ad placements and unit types and top 25 companies placing sponsored links.

ACC Publishes New Document For The Truck Bed Liner Industry (SurfaceFinishing.com) - The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council, formerly known as the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry, has published a new document about exposure control in the truck bed liner (TBL) industry

North Amer Semi Equip Industry Feb Book-To-Bill Ratio 1.05 (Nasdaq) - North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.65 billion in orders in February and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05, industry association SEMI said late Thursday.

Track Sector Rotation With Daily Graphs' Industry Groups Tool (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - Studies show nearly half of a stock's major advance can be attributed to its industry or broad sector. So, staying on top of industry performance is a big piece of stock investing.

Study says coal industry could face bleak future (The Scranton Times-Tribune) - The coal industry faces a bleak future unless ways are developed on a commercial scale to capture and store carbon dioxide in the campaign against global warming, according to a study released Wednesday.

Train more workers, say IT industry leaders (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - IT companies are finding it harder to recruit skilled workers, and government and industry alike must take action to restore the balance. That was the message from industry and government leaders at the opening ceremony of Cebit, the world's largest IT trade show, in Hanover, Germany, on Wednesday night.