Bridesville.net Web News Archive

Japan's service industry gets even stronger (CNN Money) - Index of industry activity beats expectations and extends record highs, hinting at economy's recovery.

SEC overturns Quattrone's lifetime industry ban (Market Watch) - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission Friday overturned former banker Frank Quattrone's lifetime ban from the securities industry, saying the National Association of Securities Dealers misapplied its rules.

GM buyouts to further alter auto industry (The Arizona Republic) - For a U.S. auto industry already undergoing a sea change, General Motors Corp.'s offer to buy out more than 100,000 autoworkers will only bring more upheaval that could result in weaker unions, thousands of jobless baby boomers and higher sticker prices on vehicles, eventually.

Pioneering US computer game designer proclaims industry "brain dead" (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The electronic game industry is dead, veteran computer software designers lamented in the heart of Silicon Valley.

U.S. SEC overturns lifetime industry ban against star banker Frank Quattrone (Canadian Business) - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators overturned a lifetime ban from the securities industry against former star technology banker Frank Quattrone on Friday, four days after his conviction on charges of obstructing justice was thrown out by a U.S. federal appeals court.

Tax credit worry hampers U.S. wind industry (MSNBC) - Lack of a long-term federal tax credit continues to hamper the wind farm industry and fosters a boom-and-bust cycle of construction, developers said on Monday at a conference on financing renewable energy.

Cockle industry 'needs licensing' (BBC News) - A rigorous system of licences should be brought in to regulate the cockling industry, says a sea fisheries chief.

GM buyouts will further change the face of the US auto industry (The Star Online) - DETROIT (AP) - For a U.S. auto industry already undergoing a sea change, General Motors Corp.'s offer to buy out more than 100,000 autoworkers will only bring more upheaval that could result in weaker unions, thousands of jobless Americans and higher sticker prices on vehicles, eventually.

Lawyers turn cruise lawsuits into industry (Miami Herald) - How many lawyers does it take to sue a cruise line? Only one, or one too many if you're the cruise line. The $25 billion-a-year cruising industry has faced more lawsuits than it cares to count over the past few decades -- some 2,100 in South Florida alone since 2001.

Q&A: The cockling industry (BBC News) - The BBC News website looks at the cockling industry and how dangerous it can be for those who collect cockles.