Brushing up on the latest industry news and stats before that big pitch just got a little easier. Yahoo! Finance Industry Center launched recently with news and information on 17 vertical industries, including aerospace and defense, biotechnology and drugs, chemicals, computer hardware, computer software, financial services, healthcare, retail, and telecom. The Industry Center aggregates industry-specific information so you don't have to go digging through a variety of vertical Web sites and publications. Go to http://finance.yahoo.com/industry.