Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said its...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said its fourth-quarter earnings will drop about 53% from the previous year’s $119.4 million because of soft conditions in the tire market . . . International Paper Co. announced that its offer to purchase all the shares of the French paper company Aussedat Rey for about $320 million, has been approved unanimously by the Velizy, France-based firm’s board . . . A federal lawsuit by Laura F. McCarthy that alleged that she was made infertile by an intrauterine contraceptive device from G.D. Searle & Co. ended in a mistrial in Los Angeles before ever going to the jury . . . Major Video Corp. said shareholders have approved the merger with a unit of Blockbuster Entertainment Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.