Reuters - Some of Whirlpool Corp.'s biggest appliance rivals said they were surprised the US Department of Justice required no divestitures in allowing the purchase of Maytag Corp., but they do not expect the merger to affect their business strategies.

Reuters - Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. said on Friday it completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Maytag Corp .

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Whirlpool has received approval from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), to buy Maytag. Whirlpool Corp.'s $1.79 billion buyout of Maytag Corp. faced antitrust issues, yet regulators at the DoJ maintain that "this transaction is...

Reuters - U.S. antitrust regulators on Wednesday approved Whirlpool Corp.'s planned $1.7 billion acquisition of smaller rival Maytag Corp. , a deal which will form the world's largest appliance maker.

Reuters - U.S. antitrust authorities said on Wednesday they had approved Whirlpool Corp.'s planned acquisition of rival appliance maker Maytag Corp. .

Reuters - U.S. Justice Department antitrust staff lawyers are opposed to Whirlpool Corp.'s proposed acquisition of rival Maytag Corp. as the deadline for a decision nears, a source close to the matter said on Friday.

Reuters - Maytag Corp. , wracked by losses in the face of intense competition from lower-cost rivals, stands to lose more if the U.S. Justice Department decides to block its $1.7 billion buyout by larger rival Whirlpool Corp. , legal and financial experts said.

Reuters - Appliance makers Whirlpool Corp. and Maytag Corp. on Monday agreed to give U.S. antitrust authorities an extra month to review their proposed merger as the government considers a possible legal challenge.

AP - The U.S. Department of Justice has started seeking sworn statements from competitors and customers to prepare a possible court challenge to Whirlpool Corp.'s proposed $1.79 billion acquisition of Maytag Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Shares of both companies slumped on the report.

Reuters - Whirlpool Corp may face an antitrust challenge to its $1.7 billion acquisition of rival Maytag Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people close to the case.

Reuters - Appliance maker Maytag Corp. on Friday it was disappointed that two Iowa lawmakers asked the U.S. Justice Department to block its buyout by larger rival Whirlpool Corp.

AP - Shareholders of Maytag Corp. approved the sale of the company to rival appliance-maker Whirlpool Corp. on Thursday.