Whirpool Enters the Maytag Game

Whirlpool has made an offer to purchase Maytag for $17 per share. Maytag said that it would consider the proposal, though the company said that it's board of directors hasn't changed its recommendation of the existing Ripplewood-led transaction.

Feds Warn of Pain Patch Overdose Risk

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory regarding the use of skin patches containing the "very strong narcotic" pain reliever, fentanyl, while investigating 120 deaths that may have been due to overdose.