The February 5, 2000 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 35 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 Thursday, February 5, 2026, 126 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, February 5, 2027, in 238 days. You have lived for 9,623 days, or about 230,964 hours, or about 13,857,871 minutes, or about 831,472,260 seconds.
Date: 05 February 2000
By Robert D. McFadden
Robert
New York Post and The Daily News, whose rivalry has generated flashes of rapier tabloid journalism and multimillion-dollar losses, have held exploratory talks on combining their printing and distribution operations to cut costs, but officials of both papers say discussions have gone nowhere (M)
Date: 06 February 2000
By Howard W. French
Howard French
Japan's weekly magazines combine sexually explicit content with news coverage of many current events that nation's huge daily press avoids; media critics complain Japan combines lack of aggressive, independent-spirited daily newspapers with lack of commercially successful weekly newsmagazines; photo (M)
Date: 06 February 2000
By Elsa Brenner
Elsa Brenner
Merna Popper, who has resigned as editor and publisher of Women's News, monthly news magazine in Westchester County, NY, comments on her decision to sell publication to investors; photo (M)
Date: 05 February 2000
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Andrew Sorkin
Vodafone Air Touch's agreement to acquire Mannesman of Germany for record $183 billion causes surge in telecommunications stock prices across Europe; some share prices noted; VodaFone chief executive Christopher Gent says company is interested in other acquisitions and links, including broader alliance with News Corp; combined VodaFone-Mannesman will be largest phone company in world, with more than 42 million subscribers; places pressure on rival mobile phone companies to either merge or risk being gobbled up by company (M)
Date: 05 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DoubleClick Inc will sell as many as 8.63 million shares to help raise about $805 million for expansion and acquisitions (S)
Date: 05 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gleason Corp reduces number of shares needed to back management-led buyout to as few as 4.86 million after objections from biggest shareholder (S)
Date: 05 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ingersoll-Rand Co chief executive Herbert Henkel says company expects to reach agreement soon to sell its pump business (S)
Date: 05 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federated Department Stores Inc's former chairman and chief executive Allen Questrom loses lawsuit seeking $47 million in back pay (S)
Date: 05 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Strayer Education Inc, holding company for Strayer University, hires Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc to advise it on strategic alternatives, including sale of company (S)
Date: 05 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FutureLink Corp will acquire closely held Charon Systems for $31.4 million in cash and stocks (S)