1.   Anti-virus executives said new reports of infection by the program continued to filter in, though not at the rate of late last week.

2.   Foreign executives report having been told they would have to pay six-figure or even seven-figure bribes to secure major contracts.

3.   Space in modern buildings in good locations is all but unavailable, real estate executives report.

4.   That prospect has frightened and confused millions of consumers, retailers and industry executives report.