The July 8, 2002 was a Monday under the star sign of ♋. It was the 188 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 23 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 346 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in 18 days. You have lived for 8,747 days, or about 209,930 hours, or about 12,595,851 minutes, or about 755,751,060 seconds.
Date: 08 July 2002
By The New York Times
For those in the media world, the first half of 2002 was a time of dashed expectations. Will the second half be different? Dispatches from the magazine, television and publishing worlds.
Date: 08 July 2002
Editorial urges increased spending on AIDS prevention to slow spread of epidemic; says most important factor in preventing spread is strong political leadership to legitimize discussion of disease and cut stigma that contributes to silence; urges training not only of nurses and specialists but also ordinary people from high-risk groups who can counsel their peers; says countries must combine mass media messages on AIDS with programs for specific groups (M)
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Applied Extrusion Technologies Inc, maker of plastics used for soda-bottle labels and snack-food packaging, hires J P Morgan Securities Inc to assess inquiries from 'number of parties' to buy company (S)
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reliant Energy Inc, biggest electricity company in Texas, says federal regulators approved new holding company structure, step needed to complete spinoff of Reliant Resources, its energy-trading arm (S)
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alberto-Culver Co says quarterly profit and sales rose by at least 10 percent in fiscal third quarter ended June 30 (S)
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Andrx Corp reaches settlements with rival Biovail Corp in their dispute over two heart drugs and with wholesalers and other purchasers of Cardizem heart medicine in separate case; Biovail settlement ends disputes about Andrx's generic versions of Biovail's Tiazac and Cardizem heart drugs; Andrx agrees to preliminary settlement with buyers of Cardizem who had sued; Andrx and Aventis agree to pay undisclosed amount of cash to wholesalers; Andrx says it will have $60 million litigation expense in second quarter (S)
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Silicon Graphics says fourth-quarter sales fell short of forecasts; sales were $280 million to $290 million, compared with earlier estimate of $310 million to $330 million (S)
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bank of China, which is se
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Labor Department is planning to change rules for companies seeking to hire skilled foreign workers to reduce wait for work permit to about nine months; acceleration would be potential boon for technology companies, which must now wait five years for department to process application for permanent work permit for someone from abroad; proposed rule would let companies, rather than government agencies, certify that there was lack of qualified domestic workers to fill jobs (S)
Date: 09 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vignette Corp, maker of Internet software, says second-quarter sales missed analysts' estimates; sales were $34 million to $35 million (S)