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Housing Market to Weaken Even Further As Mortgage Industry Takes Cure (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance) - The home-mortgage industry is finally swearing off high-risk loans to people with bad credit, after years of lax lending. But this is creating a vicious circle that will make the housing market even weaker in the near term.

Bank’s IT Security Vulnerability Growing Flaws in banks’ IT security are growing, while other industry’s flaws are ... (Finance Technology Network) - Improvements in overall security have been achieved in most industry sectors, but the financial services industry has seen an increase in the average number of IT vulnerabilities, according to London-based NTA Monitor's 2007 Annual Security Report . The study analyzed vulnerability tests conducted on a variety of U.K. companies, including financial services firms.

Liquor industry defends alcohol awareness campaigns (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Australia's distilled spirits and liqueurs industry has defended the current level of spending on public education campaigns.

China's booming auto industry needs more talents: experts (People's Daily) - Experts attending a forum said China''s booming automotive industry needs more talents to support its rapid development. As the country''s auto industry expanded quickly in recent years, all sectors of the industry were short of talent ...

New figures show mixed picture for tourism industry (Boston Globe) - Maine's tourism industry had its ups and downs last year, with overnight trips to the state showing a 4 percent rise, to more than 10 million, while day trips declined by 9 percent, according to newly compiled figures.

Don't raise rates, says car industry (drive.com.au) - The car industry has cautioned the Reserve Bank against raising interest rates despite the national new vehicle market posting a succession of monthly records this year.

CII upbeat on industry report card (The Telegraph) - New Delhi, Aug. 5 (PTI): A recent survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has revealed that most companies in the manufacturing sector recorded a 10 per cent growth in the April to June quarter.

Born from tragedy, chaplaincy now moves to clarify its role in oil industry (The Herald) - Twenty-one years ago the deaths of 45 from 47 people on board a Chinook helicopter as it approached Sumburgh at the end of a North Sea flight highlighted the need for a chaplain dedicated to the oil and gas industry.

Dairy industry's water use criticised (The New Zealand Herald) - Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has hit out at the dairy industry saying it did not pay for its impact on the environment. Yesterday she said the industry was being effectively subsidised by being able to use water for free and not paying for its degradation.

Arizona looking to women to boost construction industry (KVOA Tucson) - PHOENIX -- Arizona's construction industry is desperately seeking ways to increase its ranks of skilled workers, particularly as the Baby Boom generation starts to take early retirement...