The countries announced on Wednesday that they would try to negotiate a treaty to ban the discriminatory practices that each side has accused the other of using to block foreign investments.

Meet the Ikan, a scanning device that allows you to stay home and order groceries from an illustrated, error-proof shopping list.

A government-sponsored survey of the use of computerized patient records by physicians points to two seemingly contradictory conclusions, and a health care system at odds with itself.

As President Bush considers repealing a ban on offshore drilling, a shortage of ships used for such drilling promises to impede any rapid turnaround in oil exploration.

Stocks tumbled amid renewed concerns about the financial sector and after FedEx warned that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would weigh on 2009 profits.

The settlement of a patent dispute over the blockbuster cholesterol drug will delay the release of generic versions in the United States until 2011.

Victor F. Ganzi is leaving the publishing empire after nearly 30 years because of irreconcilable differences with its board of trustees over the company’s future, Hearst said.

Victor F. Ganzi is leaving the publishing empire after nearly 30 years because of irreconcilable differences with its board of trustees over the company’s future, Hearst said.

Delta, joining its merger partner Northwest in making additional cutbacks on routes and flights, said it would reduce its domestic flying by 13 percent in the second half of the year.

The Air Force made errors in awarding a lucrative contract to Northrop Grumman and its European partner, the Government Accountability Office said.