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Industry views raised limit as too small (FT.com via Yahoo! News) - The chancellor gave a modest boost to savers but disappointed the investment industry by only raising the total annual limit for individual savings accounts by a small amount, from £7,000 to £7,200.

Canada's drug industry to see steady growth: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Sales for Canada's pharmaceutical industry will grow at an annual rate of 7.5 percent over the next few years, an industry report said on Wednesday, swelling to a value of C$23.4 billion ($20.2 billion) by 2010.

Music Industry Steps Up Campus Anti-Piracy Campaign (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - March 21 (Bloomberg) -- The music industry expanded its crackdown on illegal on-campus file-sharing to Columbia University, Dartmouth College and 21 other schools, demanding students pay as much as $5,000 to head off lawsuits.

Music Industry Steps Up Campus Anti-Piracy Campaign (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - March 21 (Bloomberg) -- The music industry expanded its crackdown on illegal on-campus file-sharing to Columbia University, Dartmouth College and 21 other schools, demanding as much as $5,000 per student to head off lawsuits.

Plasma industry grows, but stays in place (CNET) - Blog: The good news for plasma TV makers is that the industry will likely grow at 14 percent a year for the foreseeable future, and...

Tribune's February Sales Drop Reflects Industry Slump (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Tribune Co., the second-largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said February revenue slid 3.4 percent on an advertising slump that cut sales across the industry.

BREAKING NEWS: Industry promises more jobs, investment (News & Reporter) - Not a spade of dirt has been shoveled nor a brick laid or a support girder put in place, but an industry seeking a tax break to locate in Chester County has already increased the investment in money and jobs it promises to make if it locates here.

United Airlines CFO: Still a proponent of industry consolidation (WQAD Moline) - CHICAGO United Airlines' chief financial officer says the air carrier remains a proponent of airline industry consolidation.

Chip Industry: 2007 Forecast Guided Down (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - Steve Szirom submits: I agree with JP Morgan's thoughts on a potential correction in chip stocks, but we are not supporting a bullish scenario with a second half upturn yet. Fundamentally, in my view, the industry has entered a choppy phase with strength and weakness in different subsectors of the semiconductor industry.

Pet food mystery puts heat on industry (USA Today) - The company that recalled 60 million containers of dog and cat food said Wednesday that its testing is continuing, but the source of the contamination that has killed at least 16 animals and sickened possibly hundreds more is still a mystery.