...while Zurich-based ABB said only that it was in talks with undisclosed parties about selling the business. Analyst Nicholas Heymann of Prudential Securities Inc. said GE is likely to make a few billion-dollar acquisitions in the coming months...

...maker Dixie-Narco employs nearly 1,800 people. The slowdown is not limited to the appliance industry, said Nicholas Heymann, an analyst with Prudential Securities in New York. "We believe we're in a recession currently. You've probably...