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French unrest has tourism industry on guard (USA Today) - Planning a trip to France in coming months? Keep your eye on the growing civil unrest sweeping the country, travel industry experts say. With rioting turning violent and talk of strikes in the air, travelers "should be at least concerned."

Mobile video game industry faces challenges (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. mobile game industry revenue has gone from virtually zero in 1999 to an estimated $497 million last year, but obstacles are weighing on the business, which has not lived up to early expectations.

WP: Flint losing ties to auto industry (MSNBC) - On the heels of a massive buyout offer from GM, city leaders and residents of Flint, Mich., are weighing what future there could be for a city so deeply tied to an industry in decline.

Music industry hopes for a solid year (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) - While spring hasn't generated growth in the music industry, a sunny outlook prevails. With 119 million albums sold to date, sales in the first quarter of 2006 are down 3%. That disappointment is countered by the explosion of digital sales, up 96% with 122.9 million tracks downloaded so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Canadian Securities Industry Profit Rises on Higher Merger Fees (Bloomberg.com) - March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's securities industry posted a 10 percent increase in profit in the fourth quarter because of higher advisory fees, the Investment Dealers Association of Canada said.

Airline industry group offers brighter outlook (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - There could be some good news on the horizon for the airline industry, with the International Air Transport Association speculating that higher fares and lower labor costs will help the global airline industry combat rising fuel prices and trim its losses this year.

Tourism industry not wild about Larry (The Age) - The Queensland government has assured potential visitors that the state's tourism industry remains open for business despite the impact of Cyclone Larry. -

Japan's service industry activity climbs 2.2% in January (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - _ Japan's service industry activity index climbed 2.2 percent in January from the previous month on brisk sales by wholesale and retail businesses of food and clothing, sending the index to its highest level based on the year 2000 standard, the government said Friday.

Lowndes Co. takes option on land as possible industry site (WREG-TV Memphis) - CALEDONIA, Miss. Lowndes County economic development officials have taken an option on land near the Caledonia area as a possible industry site.

Dedicated wine industry BEE firm launched (South African Wine News) - The formation of a dedicated BEE equity transactions firm for the South African wine industry was announced in Cape Town yesterday (23 March 2006).