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Capital One slashes jobs, mortgage industry swoons (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. mortgage industry took another battering on Monday, as Capital One Financial Corp said it will shut a lending unit it bought less than a year ago, while two mortgage companies took steps to bolster liquidity as losses piled up.

Industry report: SOA is overly hyped (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - "Rumors of SOA adoption rates are exaggerated," says an industry report being announced on Monday that tosses some cold water on the hot topic of SOA.

Japan All Industry Activity Index Rises In June (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Japan All Industry Activity index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% on month in June, the Ministry for Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.

Typhoon Sepat leaves Taiwan tech industry unscathed (Computerworld Singapore) - Updated: 21 Aug 2007 Typhoon Sepat hit Taiwan over the weekend, knocking down power lines and causing mud slides and wind damage, but the island's technology industry came through relatively unscathed.

Industry report: SOA is overly hyped (Computerworld Singapore) - Updated: 21 Aug 2007 "Rumors of SOA adoption rates are exaggerated," says an industry report being announced on Monday that tosses some cold water on the hot topic of SOA.

Helping the Carbon Nanotube Industry Avoid Mega-Mistakes of the Past (Newswise) - A new analysis of by-products discharged to the environment during production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) -- expected to become the basis of multibillion-dollar industries in the 21st Century -- has identified cancer-causing compounds, air pollutants, and other substances of concern. The data could help the nanotechnology industry avoid unanticipated health and environmental problems that have ...

BPO industry in India - new challenges (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News) - The fact that the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in India is growing faster than ever was demonstrated by the 'standing room only' sell out response to Nasscom's annual BPO summit in Bangalore in August.

Cayman Finance Industry Prepared For Hurricane Dean, (Investors Offshore) - The Cayman Islands authorities have assured stakeholders in the jurisdiction's financial services industry that the sector is fully prepared for the potential impact of Hurricane Dean.

Asia's changing drug industry (Bangkok Post) - This is the second article in a two-part series on the global pharmaceutical industry. On Aug 7, we looked at how the industry is shifting its centre to Asia, and examined the markets in China, India and Thailand.

16 sued for UCD downloads: Music industry being tough about copying (The Davis Enterprise) - Published Aug 10, 2007 - 15:07:07 CDT. As the latest step in the music industry's pursuit of those illegally downloading music over the Internet, the Recording Industry Association of America on Thursday filed 16 lawsuits against UC Davis network users.