The February 3, 2000 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 33 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
If you were born on this day, you are 26 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 127 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, February 3, 2027, in 237 days. You have lived for 9,624 days, or about 230,983 hours, or about 13,859,037 minutes, or about 831,542,220 seconds.
Date: 04 February 2000
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Russia, in an episode that underscores limits imposed on reporting from Chechnya, hands over Radio Liberty correspondent to Chechen rebels in exchange for two Russian soldiers (S)
Date: 04 February 2000
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Two struggles are under way in Chechnya: fierce fight between Russian military and thousands of rebels, and more subtle tug of war between Russian high command and nation's media; every day Russia's journalists do battle with military press service, which regulates access to battlefield and is determined to put out message that Kremlin's war is going according to plan (M)
Date: 04 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Metrocall Inc more than triple after investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst and two other companies agree to invest about $51 million in company; Metrocall says separately that AT&T Corp will swap its preferred shares in Metrocall for 13.3 million common shares, making AT&T largest holder of Metrocall's common stock, with 16.9 percent stake (S)
Date: 03 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FutureLink Corp acquires Madison Technology Group for $57.5 million in cash, stock and debt securities (S)
Date: 04 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp acquires Ambient Technologies Inc for about $150 million in cash; agrees to buy Thinkit Technologies Inc; terms undisclosed (S)
Date: 04 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Swiss Reinsurance Co discloses that it offered in November 1999 to acquire Bermuda insurer PartnerRe Ltd a month before it agreed to pay $725 million to buy Underwriters Re Group Inc; Swiss Re would have had to spend about $1.2 billion for PartnerRe; Swiss Re, which already has 26 percent stake in PartnerRe, says two sides could not agree on price; Swiss Re tells PartnerRe it disclosed talks to Securities and Exchange Commission because it might raise its PartnerRe holdings to 30 percent (S)
Date: 03 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tommy Hilfiger Corp, clothing designer whose stock has fallen by two-thirds in six months, hires investment firm Morgan Stanley Dean Witter for advice on acquisitions and other ways to increase its value; spokesman says company is not for sale; among options being considered are purchases, new business opportunities and buying back shares (S)
Date: 03 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Interactive Inc, Internet consulting firm founded by Vice Pres Al Gore's technology adviser Eric Pulier, acquires SoftPlus Inc for about $372 million in stock, cash and new debt (S)
Date: 03 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp, world's largest semiconductor maker, plans to spend about $1.5 billion to buy and refurbish Colorado Springs, Colo, computer chip factory from Rockwell International Corp; neither company discloses purchase price for plant (S)
Date: 04 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Storage Technology Corp says it will cut 500 to 600 more jobs and that its chief executive David E Weiss will step down; says it will cut its number of units to two from six and will try to stay independent (S)