Also. . .

* Texas Utilities Co. boosted its offer for Britain’s Energy Group to $10.4 billion in cash and assumed debt and bought almost 14% of the British company’s stock, pulling ahead of PacifiCorp in a struggle for control. Portland, Ore.-based PacifiCorp, which boosted its stake in Energy Group to 8.8% on Monday, would not comment on whether it would raise its bid.

* Delta Air Lines Inc. said it will begin counting laptop computers as carry-on baggage in the latest effort in the industry to reduce on-board delay and discomfort. The policy change, which takes effect April 15, continues Delta’s two-bag carry-on limit but counts laptops and duty-free shopping bags as baggage.