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US, Canada reach lumber deal; Canada industry fumes (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. and Canadian governments have reached a deal to resolve a dispute over lumber imports which American timber interests are willing to accept, a U.S. trade spokeswoman said on Thursday, adding the final decision now lay with Canadian industry.

U.S. Trucking Industry Shipments Decline (AP via Yahoo! News) - U.S. trucking industry shipments declined for the second consecutive month in March, a trade group said Thursday.

US, Canada have lumber deal, up to industry now: US (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. and Canadian governments have reached tentative agreement to resolve a long-standing row over lumber imports and it is now up to the industry to decide if it wants to accept, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Thursday.

Oil industry profits, salaries fuel outrage (MSNBC) - Though consumers clearly feel gouged, are oil industry profits out of line with other industries? NBC's Lisa Myers investigates.

U.S. Trucking Industry Shipments Decline (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - U.S. trucking industry shipments declined for the second consecutive month in March, a trade group said Thursday. The American Trucking Associations said its seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index fell by 3.2 percent in March versus the previous month.

Analyst: Gaming Industry Remaining Sluggish (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft continues to trumpet the emergence of next-generation gaming, but outside of videogame publishers dealing with rising costs associated with developing on these new machines, sales of current generation machines and software continues at a slow place that, while typical of the industry in a hardware transition, isn't getting any better.

Fuel FX International, Inc. Announces Application for Agriculture Industry (The Auto Channel) - SAN DIEGO--April 27, 2006--Fuel FX International, Inc., a developer of proprietary technologies and products for improving fuel economy while reducing emissions in diesel and gasoline engines, announced today a new application for the agriculture industry of Fuel FX International's products.

NMRA recognizes hospitality industry for service (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - The New Mexico Restaurant Association's annual Hospitality Industry Awards dinner was held Tuesday, April 25 and more than 500 people gathered for the event in downtown Albuquerque to honor the best of the best in state hospitality.

Burgeoning olive industry in Victoria (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Olive oil is a burgeoning industry in Australia, and country Victoria, with 27 per cent of all olive trees, is fast establishing itself as the nation's Tuscany.

Labuan offshore banking industry pre-tax profit at RM893m (The Edge Daily) - The offshore banking industry in the Labuan international offshore financial centre (IOFC) recorded pre-tax profit of US$241.50 million (RM893 million) in 2005.