Whirlpool

Whirlpool reaffirms forecast despite pre-election sales slump

WHIRLPOOL, the owner of Maytag, rose in late trading on Wednesday (Oct 23) after reporting better than expected earnings, and reaffirming its full-year sales forecast.

A deal for Whirlpool, whose brands include Ariston, Hotpoint, Ignis and Privileg, would rank amongst the biggest disclosed deals for the German industrial group.

Bosch weighs offer for appliance maker Whirlpool

Whirlpool which has a market capitalisation of about US$4.8 billion has been undergoing a major restructuring in recent years

Whirlpool has employed 59,000 workers worldwide as at the end of 2023.

WhirlPool is cutting 1,000 jobs as US appliance demand remains stagnant

WHIRLPOOL, the owner of the Maytag and Amana appliance brands, is cutting about 1,000 salaried positions worldwide to reduce costs as slow US home sales limit demand.

Whirlpool conducted the sale through its subsidiary in Mauritius, reducing its stake in the entity from 75 per cent to 51 per cent.

Whirlpool sells 24% stake in India unit for US$468 million

Whirlpool said on Tuesday (Feb 20) it has executed a sale of 24 per cent of its stake in its India unit for about US$468 million.

Supply disruptions have stabilised and that’s also helping the business, Jim Peters says.

Whirlpool sales top estimates as US drives market gains

WHIRLPOOL’s third-quarter results surpassed analysts’ estimates as strength in North America helped buoy results, offsetting weakness in Europe and Asia. The shares fell, however, after the Maytag own...

The economy in the US — Whirlpool’s largest market — has been stalling as inflation and narrower access to credit weigh on consumer spending.

Whirlpool sees appliance demand stabilising as consumers adapt

WHIRLPOOL is seeing demand for discretionary items such as appliances stabilise as consumers get used to higher mortgage rates and a shaky housing market.

Whirlpool agreed to sell the entirety of its Russian operations to Arcelik.

Whirlpool to exit Russia with sale of operations to Arcelik

WHIRLPOOL agreed to sell the entirety of its Russian operations to Arcelik for deferred payments of as much as 220 million euros (S$321.2 million) over 10 years.