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India lobby group touts IT industry potential (FT.com via Yahoo! News) - India's software lobby group sought to dispel what it said was the myth that China would overtake India's lead in software outsourcing and services, claiming that its Asian rival lags three to five years behind its own booming industry.

Music industry offers small broadcasters discounted royalty rate agreement (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - WASHINGTON — A music industry group said small Internet radio broadcasters could pay discounted royalty rates for streaming music online through 2010, a move that could keep the struggling businesses alive.

Dean bears down on Mexico's oil industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Hurricane Dean swept across the Yucatan peninsula Tuesday, toppling trees, power lines and houses as it bore down on the heart of Mexico's oil industry. Glitzy resorts on the Mayan Riviera were spared, but vulnerable Mayan villages were exposed to the full fury of one of history's most intense storms.

Victoria to tighten tanning industry (Adelaide Now) - THE Victorian Government will bring in new laws to tighten control of the state's solarium industry.

More strikes threaten car industry (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Up to 2,000 Ford workers could be stood down in Melbourne from Friday as another industrial dispute threatens to cripple the car manufacturing industry.

Major Wine Industry Conference Opens (Scoop.co.nz) - A major wine industry conference was opened in Auckland today by the Prime Minister Rt. Hon Helen Clark, who addressed the 500 conference delegates on New Zealand’s path to sustainability, and commended the New Zealand wine industry for its long commitment and support to sustainability.

THE CLOSING BELL: NovaStar rises amid industry woes (The Kansas City Star) - Shares of Kansas City’s NovaStar Financial Inc. gained almost 20 percent, even as the mortgage industry was busy cutting more than 3,300 jobs today.

Car industry under threat (Herald Sun) - UP to 2000 Ford workers could be stood down in Melbourne from tomorrow as yet another industrial dispute threatens to cripple the car manufacturing industry.

Zambian expert calls for precautionary measures for mining industry (People's Daily) - A Ndola-based economic observer says the Zambian government should consider putting in place precautionary measures that would protect the mining industry from exploitation by some investors, ZANIS reported on Wednesday. Charles Ngesa w ...

Delta names airline industry veteran Anderson as CEO (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Delta Air Lines said Tuesday its board had elected industry veteran Richard Anderson as chief executive officer, succeeding retiring Gerald Grinstein who brought the carrier out of bankruptcy.