text:  Now, your top trending stories. MNC Newstime 515. Whirlpool Corporation may be acquired by German engineering group Robert Bosch. The news first surfaced in a report from Reuters. This after recent restructuring at Whirlpool included the loss of an estimated 1,000 employees from their Benton Harbor headquarters. Spokespeople for both Bosch and Whirlpool said they don't comment on rumors or speculation.