1.   Almost three-quarters of the CEOs surveyed by the Washington-based American Business Conference said second-quarter sales would rise compared to the previous quarter.

2.   Mastercard said consumer debt is rising compared to disposable income because households are increasingly using credit cards instead of cash to pay for goods and services.

3.   Both exports and imports rose compared to last year, the ministry said.

4.   It was the fourth consecutive month in which manufacturing employment had risen compared with its year-before levels, the institute said Monday.

5.   While it was a slow weekend compared to most of this summer, the overall box office still rose compared to the same weekend last year.

6.   Moreover the percentage of women among the Asian immigrants is rising steadily compared with the number of men.