New products approved by rabbis are helping the world’s more than 1.5 million Orthodox Jews use the conveniences of modern life.

The average American home has 27 power-sucking devices that are always on — but how much they actually consume, most people don’t know.

Whirlpool said profit in the quarter was $117 million, or $1.53 a share, compared with $161 million, or $2 a share, in the period a year ago.

To sell its appliances directly to the public, General Electric leased a 10th-floor space among some high-end competitors in Manhattan.

General Electric confirmed that it planned to sell or spin off the appliance business that for a century has put refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers in American homes.

Getting ride of household appliances older than 15 years will probably save you money and their energy costs more environmentally-friendly.