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Food industry to oppose EU place protection push (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Even as global trade talks inch toward a breakthrough, the U.S. food industry promises to rebuff the European Union's determined quest to introduce new protections to food names.

Industry Moves: IDG TechNetwork Taps Digital Publishing Vet Peter Longo As CEO (CBS News) - As IDG expands its tech-focused ad network to third-party blogs, the company has made an executive hire to oversee the unit. Publishing industry vet Peter Longo joins as CEO of the IDG TechNetwork, leaving his post as chief sales officer for publishing services company Inform Technologies. Since debuting in its more open form last month, the IDG TechNetwork had about 100 outside blogs signed up.

Industry Moves: IDG TechNetwork Taps Digital Publishing Vet Peter Longo As CEO (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance) - As IDG expands its tech-focused ad network to third-party blogs, the company has made an executive hire to oversee the unit. Publishing industry vet Peter Longo joins as CEO of the IDG TechNetwork, leaving his post as chief sales officer for publishing services company Inform Technologies.

BofA strategist sees another two quarters of pain for finance industry (BizJournals) - The nation's finance industry will have another two quarters of write-offs and other bad news for investors as it works through financial turmoil, Bank of America's Chief Market Strategist Joe Quinlan told the bank's business clients at a dinner this week in San Francisco. (BAC)

Manufactured Home Industry Staying Optimistic (WCSH 6 Portland) - SOUTH PARIS (NEWS CENTER) -- It's been a tough couple of years for the manufactured home industry. Just a couple of months ago, one builder, Burlington Homes, shut its doors, and another, Eco-Building Systems, shut down temporarily.

Bush administration imposes 5 percent tariff on Honduran socks to protect US textile industry (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, responding to pleas from the U.S. textile industry, is imposing a temporary tariff on socks imported from Honduras.

U.S. official: China huge market for U.S. health care industry (People's Daily) - As the United States' second largest trading partner, China was also a huge market for the country's health care industry, Christopher A. Padilla, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, said in Beijing on Friday. ...

Computer tech firm eyes Cebu’s call center industry (Cebu Daily News) - Microsoft Philippines is targeting Cebu's call center industry for its new products. Nicky Eala, business group leader of Microsoft Philippines, said Cebu is a good market for their new products because of its growing call center industry.

Broadcast industry keeps debate on TV ratings burning (Express India) - With the union minister for information and broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunsi stating in Parliament that television rating points is a 'game plan', the television industry is confused and divided, albeit emphatic on the relevance of the existing rating methods.

Deal Consolidates More of Russia?s Mining Industry (New York Times) - The aluminum tycoon Oleg V. Deripaska said that he had purchased 25 percent of the Arctic mining company Norilsk Nickel, furthering his quest to consolidate the Russian metals and mining industry.