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Jackson 'transformed music industry': Garrett (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Australian rocker-turned-politician Peter Garrett, who was Friday made an Officer in France's Order of Arts and Letters, paid tribute to Michael Jackson saying he had transformed the music industry.

Financial Reform: Industry Objections Increasing (BusinessWeek) - It wasn't so long ago—against the backdrop of the financial crisis and its aftershocks, amid a tide of popular anger—that financial-industry representatives took pains to acknowledge the need for financial reform, even in their own corners of the sector.

Electricity cost to industry questioned (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - A Tasmanian upper house MP wants answers from the government about a sudden hike in electricity costs for industry.

Music industry 'missed' Napster (BBC News) - The music industry should have recognised the potential of Napster and online music rather than fought it, says BPI boss.

Jackson transformed music industry: Garrett (ABC) (Yahoo!7 Entertainment News) - Rocker-turned-politician Peter Garrett has paid tribute to Michael Jackson , saying he had transformed the music industry.

Michael Jackson Death Mourned By Music, Entertainment Industry (Bloomberg) - June 26 (Bloomberg) -- The following are comments from music and entertainment industry artists and executives on the death of Michael Jackson , the pop music and dance innovator who died yesterday at 50. Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. local time at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Bonds boost Canadian investment industry (National Post) - Bonds gave the Canadian investment industry a shot in the arm in the first quarter, with fixed income trading and underwriting up 40% over the previous quarter.

New MAF report looks at potential of forestry industry (Straight Furrow) - A RECENTLY released Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry report highlights the potential of New Zealand’s forestry industry.

Tourism industry snubs gov's budget (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - COLUMBUS - Ohio's tourism industry warns it will lose jobs and the state will see fewer visitors spending money in Ohio under Gov. Ted Strickland's two-year budget plan.

Despite production cuts, experts predict potash industry will rebound quickly (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - TORONTO - Deferred fertilizer purchases, unresolved contract negotiations with China and India, and poor weather conditions in North America are making 2009 a difficult year for the potash industry.