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* Procter & Gamble Co. will cut the price of its top-selling Folgers coffee for a second time this year because of falling prices for raw beans. The suggested retail price of a 13-ounce can of Folgers regular ground will be trimmed by 10 cents to $1.75, effective Oct. 8.

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Maytag Corp. agreed to sell its G.S. Blodgett commercial-cooking business to Middleby Corp. for $95 million in cash and notes, less than Maytag paid for it four years ago, to focus on home appliances.

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Bank of America Corp.’s securities unit is firing 50 to 60 professionals in its equity research, sales and trading group, a person familiar with the situation said.