The March 28, 2002 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 86 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 Saturday, March 28, 2026, 83 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, March 28, 2027, in 281 days. You have lived for 8,849 days, or about 212,392 hours, or about 12,743,520 minutes, or about 764,611,200 seconds.
Date: 29 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
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Adelphia Communications, cable television company that disclosed it kept $2.3 billion in debt off its books, may be liable for $500 million in bank loans to former telephone unit, Adelphia Business Solutions; Adelphia, controlled by Rigas family through private trust called Highland Holdings, gave $36.8 million to Adelphia Business on unsecured basis and may be unable to recover debt (S)
Date: 28 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xerox Corp receives $557 million from General Electric Co as part of plan for its GE Capital finance arm to take over most of equipment financing for Xerox's customers; deal is secured by $266 million in lease receivables from US and $291 million from Canada; company also sets up customer-financing agreements for Mexico and Brazil; financial terms undisclosed (S)
Date: 28 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Instinet Group says it will probably post first-quarter loss and will take bigger-than-expected charge as it increases efforts to cut costs (S)
Date: 28 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Morris Companies names Michael Szymanczyk chairman of its Philip Morris USA tobacco unit; promotion is effective April 25; he was president and chief executive of unit and will be succeeded by John Nelson, president of company's inernational business; Dinyar Devitre is returning to Philip Morris as chief financial officer; he succeeds Louis C Camilleri, who takes over as chief executive on April 25 from Geoffrey Bible, who is retiring; Bible will remain chairman until August, when Camilleri assumes job (S)
Date: 29 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Watson Pharmaceuticals says Food and Drug Administration has rejected skin patch called Oxytrol for urinary incontinence; FDA has asked for more clinical data on patch; Watson's chief executive Allen Chao comments (S)
Date: 29 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aksys Ltd says Food and Drug Administration has approved its home dialysis machine; expects to begin shipping device, called PHD System, in third quarter; company's stock rises $4.22, to $8.78 per share (S)
Date: 28 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Continental Airlines Inc ends ticket-selling alliance with America West Airlines after America West cuts fares to draw last-minute travelers; Continental spokesman Jeff Await says carrier decided to end seven-year agreement, which allows partners to book tickets on each other's flights, on May 1 because revenue from it 'was approaching zero'; agreement on frequent-flier benefits will end Sept 24 (S)
Date: 29 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Spain's Barcelo Hotels and Resorts acquires Crestline Capital Corp for $601.8 million to expand its operations in US (S)
Date: 29 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federated Department Stores will lay off 3,300 workers at its unprofitable Fingerhut catalog and Internet unit by end of next week if buyer is not found; efforts to sell unit to Business Development Group Acquisitions are continuing, and Federated is considering selling individual Fingerhut assets (S)
Date: 29 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alltrista, largest seller of Ball-brand home-canning jars, acquires Tilia International, which makes vacuum-packaging products for home use, for $145 million and $15 million in Tilia debt (S)