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High Fuel Prices Could Lead To Turbulence For Airline Industry (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - The airline industry has had tough times before, but insiders say this time around could do them in.

Differentiated Chemical Companies Lead Industry Pack (Forbes) - Merrill Lynch said demand for commodities and fertilizer is dragging on the larger chemical industry.

Public sector funding for health research outweighs industry input: study (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Public sector funding for the basic health research that is needed to create new drugs vastly outweighs input by the pharmaceutical industry, according to a report released by a Geneva-based foundation.

Paris mayor in San Francisco to nurture technology industry ties (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe arrived in San Francisco to glean technology industry strategies and sign a "digital sister cities" pact.

Meeting of industry leaders spawns U.S. National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance (SeedQuest) - The National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance (NAFA) was officially formed on April 6, 2006 at a meeting of stakeholders held in Denver, CO. The new organization, a hybrid of the existing National Alfalfa Alliance (NAA) and other industry stakeholders, was formed to significantly enhance and broaden what the NAA was doing.

Earnings Recap: Trucking Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Shares of Swift Transportation Co. jumped Thursday after the company reported strong first-quarter earnings, but analysts wondered how long the favorable conditions for the trucking industry could last.

Timber industry attacks Govt buy-out (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - The timber industry has described a Queensland Government buy-out of a major hardwood operation as a land grab to please the conservation movement.

130,000 Companies Are Involved in the $65 Billion Auto Repair Industry in the US (The Auto Channel) - DUBLIN, Ireland--April 20, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Automotive Repair Shops - Industry Profile to their offering. About 130,000 companies in the US are involved primarily in auto repair, with combined annual revenue of $65 billion.

Automobile Rental and Leasing Business dependent on the general state of the US Economy says latest Industry Profile (The Auto Channel) - DUBLIN, Ireland--April 20, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35847) has announced the addition of Automobile Rental and Leasing - Industry Profile to their offering.

JDSU Unveils Industry-Leading IPTV and Digital Broadcast Services Deployment Capabilities at NAB 2006 (CommsDesign) - MILPITAS, Calif., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU today announced major new features to its industry- leading digital video and broadcast test and monitoring analyzers, the DTS-200 and DTS-330.