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Housing Industry's Gloom Continues (CBS News) - Existing-home sales fell for the fourth straight month in June to the slowest sales pace in 4? years. Even a small increase in the median price of homes wasn't enough to improve the mood of the real estate industry.

Market Spotlight: Toy Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - It's summer, always a slow time for toy stocks, but Wall Street is nonetheless enthusiastic about the toy industry's outlook for the second half.

Boomers keep sex industry busy (Perth Now) - CASHED-UP baby boomers including liberated older women will fuel the sexual services industry in future, a business analyst has forecast.

Industry disappointed by prospect of more legislation (Financial Times) - Buildings like the non-descript shed in a corner of Dubai's Jebel Ali container port will become more important to world commerce if the US Congress passes proposed legislation to enhance the security of the country's shipping industry.

Competition hots up in paper industry in UAE; debut expo, Paper Arabia 2007, to highlight issues (AME Info) - In the backdrop of phenomenal growth in the paper industry in the UAE and the region, leading events organiser, Al Fajer Information and Services announced adding a new expo to its portfolio - Paper Arabia 2007 - which will focus on the paper industry, its growth potential and issues.

'Diamond industry set for consolidation' (rediff.com) - The demand for diamonds will invariably affect the domestic industry as India has expertise in diamond cutting and polishing, says Shankar Pandya, chairman, Diamond India.

Vietnam’s steel industry firms up (vietnam net) - VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s steel industry is heatening up on the back of foreign investors queuing up to take advantage of the country’s expanding economy and increasing demand for steel from the domestic construction sector.

Women to fuel sex services industry (The West Australian) - Cashed-up baby boomers including liberated older women will fuel the sexual services industry in the future, a business analyst has forecast.

Boomers to put boom-boom back into the sex industry (Stuff) - Cashed-up Australian baby boomers including liberated older women will fuel the sexual services industry in future, a business analyst has forecast.

Washington, DC July 25, 2007 The Biotechnology Industry Organization (SeedQuest) - (BIO) today launched a new program, Excellence Through Stewardship: Advancing Best Practices in Agricultural Biotechnology, the first industry-coordinated effort to address product stewardship and quality management.