<div id="readability-page-1">Crisis-level warning: Whirlpool's CEO says current demand slump matches or exceeds past recessionary periods, triggering a 12% stock drop. Earnings hit hard: Q1 revenue fell 9.6% to $3.27 billion, with North America EBIT collapsing 96%, leading to dividend suspension. Shoppers pull back: National savings rates are falling, and fewer homeowners are buying major kitchen appliances compared to previous years.</div>

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<p>惠而浦的首席執行官警告稱，家電需求出現危機級別的下降，類似於過去的經濟衰退，導致股票下跌 12%。第一季度收入下降 9.6%，降至 32.7 億美元，北美的息税前利潤下降 96%，導致暫停分紅。國家儲蓄率下降以及購房者購買大型家電的數量減少是導致這一下滑的原因</p>

惠而浦警告家電需求已降至危機水平