The February 15, 2005 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 45 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 21 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, February 15, 2026, 145 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, February 15, 2027, in 219 days. You have lived for 7,815 days, or about 187,561 hours, or about 11,253,660 minutes, or about 675,219,600 seconds.
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Continental Airlines says its board agreed to reduce fees for most directors by 30 percent and to forgo stock-option grants this year to help cut labor costs; reductions begin Feb 28 and affect annual retainer, which was $35,000 last year, as well as meeting fees, which were as much as $2,000 per meeting for directors who are not company employees (S)
Date: 15 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology company based in Houston, said yesterday that a study showed its Thelin drug improved exercise tolerance in people with a condition that damages the lungs and heart. People taking Thelin for pulmonary arterial hypertension added about 26.5 yards to the distance they could walk in six minutes during the 18-week test, while those on a placebo worsened, the company said. Encysive said it intended to file in April for Food and Drug Administration clearance to sell Thelin, which would be a competitor to Tracleer from Actelion Ltd., which was included in the study. Thelin showed a lower rate of side effects than Tracleer, Encysive said. Stock in Encysive rose $1.29, to $11.80 a share.
Date: 15 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Discovery Laboratories Inc. said yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration said it would approve the company's Surfaxin respiratory drug for premature infants. The F.D.A. will approve Surfaxin after Discovery completes labeling and corrects issues with manufacturing practices, the company said. The company's manufacturer, Laureate Pharma Inc., is bringing the sterility of its production environment to levels required by the F.D.A., and is changing some paperwork, Discovery's chief executive, Robert J. Capetola, said. Surfaxin mimics a human lung protein that helps the lung absorb oxygen, he said.
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MLB Advanced Media unit of Major League Baseball agrees to buy Tickets.com, online seller of sporting events and concert tickets, for about $66.5 million (S)
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Macquarie CountryWide Trust of Australia and Regency Centers Corp acquire 101 shopping centers from California Public Employees' Retirement System for about $2.74 billion; Macquarie will own 65 percent of venture (S)
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Network Appliance says fiscal third-quarter net income rose 50 percent, to $60.1 million, on sales of $412.7 million (S)
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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E*Trade Financial Corp cuts trading commissions (S)
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Harvard Medical School study finds that older doctors are less likely to stay current on recommended methods of patient care (S)
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Rogers Communications says net loss was 15.5 million Canadian dollars ($12.5 million) in fourth quarter compared with net income of 68.8 million Canadian dollars year earlier; revenue rose 21 percent, to 1.57 billion Canadian dollars ($1.3 billion) (S)
Date: 16 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Unicum, owned by Boris Belotserkovsky, owner of biggest casino and gaming equipment distributor in Russia, may buy majority stake in Ainsworth Game Technology of Australia to gain control of his supplier of slot machines; proposed bid for stake has market value of $138 million (S)