Bridesville.net Web News Archive

U.S. loan industry fights back against proposed mortgage rules (International Herald Tribune) - To the chagrin of consumer groups that have complained that the proposed rules are not strong enough, the industry's criticism has already prompted the Fed to consider narrowing the scope of the plan.

Loan Industry Fighting rules on Mortgages (New York Times) - One common industry criticism of the plan to put in place tougher regulations is that tighter rules could make many mortgages more expensive.

Alabama steel industry on an upswing (BizJournals) - The prospects for Alabama's steel industry weren't very bright in the early part of the 21st century.

Building industry will remain weak: HIA (AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The home building industry will be weak in the short-term as a result of higher interest rates and the price of construction materials, an industry body says.

India Cardiovascular/Cardiology Devices Industry Report Available Now (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90026) has announced the addition of "India Cardiovascular/Cardiology Devices Industry Report: Detailed Analysis of the Medical Equipment & Medical Devices Market Covering Cardiac Rhythm Management, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Prosthetic Devices, Peripheral Vascular Device" to their offering.

Building industry will remain weak: HIA (The West Australian) - The home building industry will be weak in the short-term, from higher interest rates, wages and the prices of construction materials, the national housing industry's body says.

Turkish Defense Industry Aims 1 Bln Usd In Exports (TurkishPress.com) - KUALA LUMPUR - Turkish defense industry aims at making an annual exports of 1 billion USD, officials from the defense industry said on Tuesday.

Fisheries watchdog is ‘undermining industry’ (Irish Examiner) - FISHERMEN have accused the state’s new fisheries watchdog of undermining the industry.

Alcopop tax surprises alcohol industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Alcohol industry groups say they are surprised by the Federal Government's decision to increase tax on pre-mixed spirits.

Industry Click Fraud Rate Down Slightly for First Quarter 2008   (InfoBolsa) - 25/04/2008 12:30:00 Business Wire Click Forensics(TM), Inc. today released industry pay-per-click (PPC) fraud figures for the first quarter 2008 from the search advertising industry s leading independent click fraud reporting service - the Click Fraud Index(TM) (www.ClickFraudIndex.com).