Many Net appliance makers, after all, are heavily invested in the future of personal computers.

Nearly every major appliance maker is suffering a steep downturn.

Most leading appliance makers, like Whirlpool, have more than one brand name.

He recently put Sunbeam in play, saying the appliance maker was looking either to be acquired or to make a major acquisition of its own.

The nation's fourth-largest appliance maker said it expected $35 million in annual savings to result.

It has been apparent to appliance makers for some time that the only way out of the squeeze was to go global.

But sometimes, the appliance makers move faster than the regulators.

The takeover battle for Maytag, the appliance maker, has taken another turn.

Electrolux, the world's largest appliance maker, may face the biggest struggle.

The municipal government asked it to take over some of the city's other ailing appliance makers.