The February 6, 2002 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 36 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 24 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, February 6, 2026, 125 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, February 6, 2027, in 239 days. You have lived for 8,891 days, or about 213,396 hours, or about 12,803,802 minutes, or about 768,228,120 seconds.
Date: 06 February 2002
By Dexter Filkins
Dexter Filkins
Pakistani police arrest two men suspected of sending e-mail messages with photographs of Daniel Pearl, American reporter kidnapped in Karachi 13 days ago; believe they are on verge of breakthrough in investigation (M)
Date: 06 February 2002
By Elizabeth Olson (NYT)
Elizabeth NYT
Abid Hussain, United Nations investigator for press freedom, says Zimbabwe's new restrictions on journalists violate international human rights law (S)
Date: 06 February 2002
By Rachel L. Swarns (NYT)
Rachel Swarns
Zimbabwean prosecutors decline to press charges against Basildon Peta, newspaper editor who was arrested under new security laws (S)
Date: 07 February 2002
By Douglas Jehl
Douglas Jehl
Pakistani and American officials identify leader of Pakistani militant Muslim group as chief suspect in disappearance of American journalist Daniel Pearl; say man, Ahmed Omar Sheikh, came to their attention because of his role in kidnapping of four Western tourists in India in 1994; Sheikh was imprisoned by India but freed in 1999 in prisoner-release deal realated to hijacking of Indian Airlines jet; Pakistani security officials say they lost track of him; Jaish-e-Muhammad, Sheikh's group, is thought to have close allies in Pakistan's intelligence service; Pakistani authorities have not been willing to focus on Sheikh and his group until three suspects arrested in case implacated Sheikh; photo (M)
Date: 07 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares in Whirlpool Corp fall 9.7 percent amid questions about earnings report that company released on Feb 5; questions emerged after Internet-based research firm, Briefing.com, reported that stock traders speculated company included 'nonoperating items' in its report Whirlpool denies speculation and reaffirms its 2001 earnings results and its forecast for 5 percent to 10 percent profit growth this year (S)
Date: 07 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Calpine Corp has received 'informal request for information' from Securities and Exchange Commission on disclosures to analysts; request followed Jan 4 Dow Jones Newswire report that company made selective disclosures to analysts on capital spending and earnings expectations; Calpine on Jan 16 reduced its 2001 and 2002 earnings forecasts and put off $2 billion of capital projects (S)
Date: 07 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CarMax Auto Superstores unit of Circuit City Stores Inc expects fiscal fourth-quarter earnings to beat forecasts because company is selling more used cars than estimated; quarter ends Feb 28 (S)
Date: 07 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SBA Communications Corp, which leases antenna space to mobile-phone service providers, plans to cut unspecified number of jobs, close offices and build fewer towers this year; expects to build or buy 250 to 350 towers, instead of 400 to 600 (S)
Date: 07 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Visa International Inc and MasterCard International Inc win stay of ruling that ordered them to let member banks distribute credit cards of rivals American Express Co and Discover Financial Services; US District Court Judge Barbara Jones grants credit card associations' request to suspend her Oct 9 ruling until appeals court reviews case (S)
Date: 06 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Oxford Health Plans Inc says fourth-quarter profit fell 12 percent; net income fell to $94.3 million from $107.4 million year earlier; revenue rose 7.9 percent, to $1.12 billion (S)