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* Middleby Corp. of Elgin, Ill., said it had agreed to acquire Brea-based Jade Products Co., a maker of upscale kitchen appliances, from Maytag Corp. Terms weren’t disclosed. Jade has $20 million in annual sales.

* Tribune Co., publisher of the Los Angeles Times, plans to ask a judge next week to order News Corp.’s Fox News Channel not to use the name “Red Eye” for a late-night talk show because it owns the rights to the title.