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U.S. steel industry calls for China trade restrictions (International Herald Tribune) - Steel representatives noted that the industry enjoyed record revenues and profits in 2006, but many still believe that Chinese subsidies represent unfair trading practices that threaten the U.S. industry.

Industry assets rose by $30.6 billion in July, Hedgefund.net says (Market Watch) - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hedge fund assets climbed 1.5% to $2.63 trillion in July, according to industry tracking firm Hedgefund.net. The study contradicts another recent report that showed a big drop in hedge fund assets.

China's Building Decoration Industry Has Huge Biz Opportunities (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - China's booming urbanization and development has provided huge business opportunities for its building decoration industry, according to the China Building Decoration Association.

CHINA'S BUILDING DECORATION INDUSTRY HAS HUGE BIZ OPPORTUNITIES (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Statistics   China's booming urbanization and development has provided huge business opportunities for its building decoration industry, according to the China Building Decoration Association.

Australian Industry Group Wants Tax Changes As Election Nears (Nasdaq) - CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- An Australian industry lobby group Thursday called for a cut in the company tax rate to 25% to increase the country's international competitiveness.

Critics: Reform Payday Loan Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Attorney General Jay Nixon, clergy leaders, and several Democratic legislators are calling for restrictions on Missouri's payday loan industry, saying it is profiting on the backs of the state's most vulnerable people.

Tourism industry wants sustainable future (Scoop.co.nz) - The tourism industry looks forward to working with the Government to develop its climate change initiatives, Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) Chief Executive Fiona Luhrs says.

More sweetener likely to bail out sugar industry (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - In a bid to help the sugar industry cut the cost for producing ethanol, the government is planning to allow ethanol production directly from sugarcane juice, instead of costlier molasses route. This may also help farmers cope with falling prices following record output. Plans are afoot to render incentives to the sugar mills for deploying the technology for extraction of ethanol directly from ...

Glut sweetens sugar industry's chances of getting to make ethanol (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News) - The Centre may announce more sops for the sugar industry and is considering allowing direct conversion of sugarcane juice to ethanol to help mills and farmers cope up with falling prices following record output. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said the Government is examining ways to provide a little more monetary support to the industry, with a condition that mills would clear dues to ...

Industry group says more tax reform needed (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - A leading industry group has urged further business and personal tax reform, whichever party wins the federal election.