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Whirlpool profits fall
Comments 0 | Recommend 0July 23, 2008 8:28 PM
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Whirlpool, the Benton Harbor based appliance maker says profits fell by 27% in the last quarter.
Whirlpool reported earning $117 million for the second quarter of 2008.
That's about $45 million less than 2007.
Whirlpool executives blame higher raw material and oil-related costs, as well as a shrinking U.S. demand.
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