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Minneapolis Fed President Sees No Reason to End Ti

Tokyo, Japan, June 20--Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern sees no reason for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates now as the economy expands at a desirable pace, a Japanese newspaper reported on Monday.

Home Depot Shares in Holding Pattern

Home Depot stock was a raging bull in the 1990s as the company grew into the planet's largest home improvement chain. A share bought for less than $2 in early 1990 was worth almost $70 by decade's end.

Steelcase Posts 1Q Profit

Grand Rapids, MI, June 20—Steelcase, Inc. posted a quarterly profit after a year-earlier loss, helped by recovering demand for office furniture in the United States.

Feltex Cuts Profit Forecast, CEO to Leave

Wellington, New Zealand, June 20--Carpet maker Feltex Carpets Ltd. said Monday that its board is making senior management changes and will conduct a "wide ranging" review of all of the company's operations, following recent "unsatisfactory" financial

Current Account Gap Widens

Washington, DC, June 17--The current account deficit continued its steady march upward in the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Iranian Claims Pakistani Weavers Imitating Persian

London, England, June 17--An expert on carpet affairs said that Pakistan has taken full advantage of poor state support for the industry in Iran to imitate the designs of Persian carpets and export them to international markets.