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A Brazilian judge put off a ruling until at least Friday on two court cases that effectively blocked the sale of a controlling stake of state-controlled mining company Cia. Vale do Rio Doce. Valued at $2.62 billion, the sale would be the largest of a state asset in Latin America. . . . Rand McNally, the world’s largest commercial map maker, may be up for sale, the 141-year-old privately held company said. The cartographic firm said it had retained investment bank Goldman, Sachs & Co. “to assist in the exploration of its strategic options for the future, including the possible sale of the company.” . . . Bombardier Inc. said it received a $1.15-billion contract from the New York City Transit Authority to supply subway cars. . . . Canada has told the World Trade Organization it will appeal a panel ruling that taxes it imposes on Canadian editions of U.S. magazines break global trading rules.