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With over 29,000 vending-related businesses in the U.S., the industry is experiencing a revival, thanks to new, fun technology that makes vending an interactive and satisfying experience.

At next week’s contract talks, carmakers and the United Automobile Workers union will square off over how to divide the profits of Detroit’s unexpectedly swift revival.

The calamitous events in Japan may roll back the global nuclear revival and lead to a surge in natural gas demand.

The unfolding disaster in Japan is a major setback for the U.S. nuclear industry, which has been building bipartisan support for plans to build more plants after a three-decade hiatus.

The most telling sign that mergers are poised for a revival? Risk arbitrage has come back from the dead. Hedge funds are now pouring money into the strategy of betting on the outcomes of deals.

Many analysts view Higher One’s successful market debut as a sign of a long-awaited thaw in the market for initial public offerings.

The company that built the "Water Cube" swimming center for the Beijing Olympics said Friday it raised $7.3 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering this year, highlighting a revival in China's financial markets.

CALL it a dot.com revival, a throwback to the late 1990s, when Web start-ups were mushrooming everywhere. More than 200 such outfits have popped up lately, up from just a handful just three years ago, estimates a group called Entrepreneur27 (e27).

Consumers are snapping back to life, kindling springtime hopes that the recession is losing steam.