1.   Analysts said concern about rising loan deficiencies among Philippine banks will likely lead to higher provisioning for bad debts.

2.   Another concern is rising interest rates.

3.   Another Georgia concern is rising inventories.

4.   But concern is rising as pharmaceutical companies, under pressure to help control medical costs, increasingly look to lower-priced suppliers abroad.

5.   But consumer concerns are rising, and businesses are getting worried about a privacy backlash.

6.   Colorado stocks fell, led by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Ciber Inc., on concern rising interest rates would drive up borrowing costs for companies.

7.   Concern about anthrax rose amid reports last month that there had been three sheep deaths in Victoria related to anthrax, Hawley said.

8.   Concern about interest rates rose significantly on Friday after the government reported that consumer prices rose at their fastest clip in nine years during April.

9.   Concern is rising that Japan is overextending itself.

10.   Heavy rain pummeled Northern California again Monday as concerns rose over the threat of flooding with reservoirs throughout the state near capacity and mountain snowpack far above normal.