Whirlpool to layoff 5000 workers by end of 2009

Whirlpool, North America's largest home appliance maker, has announced that it will cut back it's workforce due to reduced demand and higher material costs.  Whirlpool will layoff 5000 workers by the end of...

Whirlpool sucked down freighter off Taiwan

"Taiwan A freighter may have sunk in a whirlpool last week, dragging down as many as 27 crew members within five minutes after the ship was struck by a GIANT WAVE off Taiwan."