Whirlpool forms joint venture with Chinese appliance maker (AP)

Whirlpool Corp. has formed a joint venture with a Chinese company to produce appliances for consumers in that country. Refrigerators and washing machines will be among the major home appliances produced by the new Chinese business created by Whirlpool and Hisense-Kelon Electrical Holdings Co.

Whirlpool forms joint venture to make appliances for China (AP)

Appliance Recycling Centers of America (ARCA) Announces Appointment of Rachel L. Holmes to Vice President of Business Development and Environmental Affairs (PR Newswire)

Whirlpool Corporation and Hisense-Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. Ltd. Announce Joint Venture in China (PR Newswire)

Whirlpool Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)

[$$] Whirlpool’s Net Declines 20% (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Tide Turns Against Whirlpool (at Forbes.com)

Whirlpool shares fall on weak earnings report (AP)

Shares of home-appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. fell Thursday after the company said first-quarter profit dropped 20 percent amid a weak economic environment.

Whirlpool’s Downward Spiral (at Forbes.com)

Whirlpool cites worst market in 30 years; 1Q profits tumble (AP)

Costly materials and weak U.S. demand during what Whirlpool called the toughest economic market in three decades contributed to a nearly 20 percent drop in first-quarter profits, the company said Thursday.