The March 13, 2001 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♓. It was the 71 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 25 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, March 13, 2026, 101 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, March 13, 2027, in 263 days. You have lived for 9,232 days, or about 221,571 hours, or about 13,294,290 minutes, or about 797,657,400 seconds.
Date: 14 March 2001
By Celia W. Dugger
Celia Dugger
Bangaru Laxman, president of party that leads India's governing coalition, resigns after Internet journalists who had posed as arms merchants for undercover investigation report they have videotapes showing he took bribe to help dealers (S)
Date: 13 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Group of senior managers at Roy F Weston Inc, led by chief executive, William L Robertson, agrees to buy company, environmental cleanup concern, for about $51 million to take it private (S)
Date: 13 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
E W Scripps Co says first-quarter earnings will be less than forecast because of reduced advertising sales (S)
Date: 13 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Friede Goldman Halter rise 34 percent after company, which builds offshore drilling equipment, says it resolved two-year dispute with Norwegian driller Ocean Rig; Ocean Rig will pay Friede Goldman to finish building two offshore rigs (S)
Date: 14 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fannie Mae expects to earn more this year than previously estimated because of falling mortgage rates has led to boom in lending and refinancing (S)
Date: 14 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mail-Well, commercial printing company, says first-quarter earnings will miss estimates because slowing economy has reduced orders for printing; has reduced its work force by 5 percent this year; plans to close 11 plants and offices (S)
Date: 14 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Electric Co says that its profit will rise in 2001 by at least 10 percent and that earnings from its planned purchase of Honeywell International will be greater than previously estimated (S)
Date: 13 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Unwired will sell as many as 173 communications towers in Southeast to SBA Communications Corp for about $54.1 million; US Unwired, which provides mobile-phone service, will lease space on each of towers for $1,500 per month (S)
Date: 14 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dexia, one of Belgium's largest banks, agreed to pay 3.3 billion euros ($3 billion) for the closely held Artesia Banking to bolster insurance sales and expand its banking network 50 percent. Dexia will offer 17.9 million new shares to buy 99.5 percent of Artesia from Arcofin, a Belgian financial holding company.
Date: 14 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Brazil's industrial output grew at fastest pace in 11 months in January (S)