Whirlpool cuts earnings forecast on weak appliance sales


Adjusted earnings per share will be about US$12 this year, the company said, down from the US$13 to US$15 it had previously seen. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: Whirlpool Corp, the owner of Maytag, has lowered its full-year earnings forecast, as consumers continued to shy away from big-ticket appliance purchases amid a weakening housing market.

Adjusted earnings per share will be about US$12 this year, the company said, down from the US$13 to US$15 it had previously seen.

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