There's no secret to it. The market was awash with speculation over a potential takeover bid from German industrial giant Bosch following a Reuters article on the matter. The German company is reportedly looking at bidding for (NYSE: WHR).

Investors and industry management can look at companies differently. While some of the former, particularly Wall Street, stress over quarter-by-quarter earnings being here or there, managements often focus on making long-term strategic decisions at opportune moments.

That's why it makes sense for Bosch to be looking at Whirlpool potentially.

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