WASHINGTON (AP) -- Maytag Corp. is recalling about 23,000 gas ranges for repair because they can experience flashback fires while igniting, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers. The Newton, Iowa, ...

1893 -- Maytag founded in Newton as a farm implement manufacturer. 1907 -- Fred Maytag introduces the Maytag wooden tub washing machine. 1911 -- Maytag introduces its first electric washing machine.

NEWTON, Iowa — Maytag Corp. shareholders on Thursday approved the company's sale to rival appliance-maker Whirlpool Corp., marking the end of independence for the iconic home-appliance maker that ...

NEWTON, Iowa | Maytag Corp. shareholders on Thursday approved the company's sale to rival appliance-maker Whirlpool Corp., marking the end of independence for the iconic home appliance maker that ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Shares of Maytag Corp. rose early Monday after the appliance maker said over the weekend that a new acquisition offer from rival Whirlpool Corp. could lead to takeover ...

CHICAGO Maytag Corp. shares jumped Monday after rival Whirlpool Corp. unexpectedly unveiled a $17-a-share buyout bid to become Maytag's third suitor. Despite a number of question marks that surround ...

DES MOINES (AP) -- Maytag Corp. has agreed to be bought by a group of investors that will take the company private and make the company a global supplier of low-cost appliances. Ripplewood Holdings ...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. Whirlpool Corp.'s top executive fired the first salvo in a possible three-way bidding war for rival Maytag Corp., saying Monday his company's $1.37 billion offer provides the ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Maytag Corp. will lay off about 50 workers at its Newton washer and dryer factory on Friday, union officials said. The number of workers after the layoffs will be about 1,000, ...