Alcatel Posts Loss on Merger Costs
Date: 12 May 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The telecommunications equipment maker was hurt by costs and accounting changes related to the merger that created the company last year.
Replaying Saturday, May 12, 2007
The May 12, 2007 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 131 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 19 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 58 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, May 12, 2027, in 306 days. You have lived for 6,998 days, or about 167,974 hours, or about 10,078,468 minutes, or about 604,708,080 seconds.
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12th of May 2007 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 12, 2007
Medical Gear That Rarely Makes News
Date: 12 May 2007
By Barnaby J. Feder
Barnaby Feder
Edward J. Ludwig, head of Becton, Dickinson, spoke about his company’s product line and its acquisition of GeneOhm Sciences last year.
Stormy Weather
Date: 13 May 2007
Review by Robert Coontz
Review Coontz
A call to act on global warming and a lesson in hurricanes.
Other Voices: Readers Say Farewell to Public Editor No. 2
Date: 13 May 2007
Byron Calame’s tenure as The Times’s public editor, and some further thoughts on the coverage of the Duke rape case.
Do U Txt Whl Drvng?
Date: 12 May 2007
By Grant Burningham
Grant Burningham
Gov. Christine Gregoire of Washington State signed the nation’s first law Friday to ban “D.W.T.” — driving while texting with a cellphone, BlackBerry or other mobile device. New Jersey is considering similar legislation, which would make drivers who text and drive subject to fines.
Tilting at a Digital Future
Date: 13 May 2007
By Richard Siklos
Richard Siklos
As is so often the case with Rupert Murdoch, his bid for Dow Jones is counterintuitive and seemingly quixotic.
Reinventing newspapers is Murdoch's long-range goal
Date: 13 May 2007
By Richard Siklos
Richard Siklos
In Rupert Murdoch's world, two things are certain: the sun never sets on the kingdom, and a television is always on in the background.
Violence in Karachi puts more pressure on Musharraf
Date: 13 May 2007
By Salman Masood
Salman Masood
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A day after political clashes claimed 39 lives in Karachi, analysts said the violence — and accusations that the government had done little to stop the killings — had put renewed pressure on the president, General Pervez Musharraf.
Around the neighborhood
Date: 13 May 2007
By The International Herald Tribune
Real estate in the news:
At Wall Street Journal, slim margins open door to Murdoch
Date: 13 May 2007
By Richard Pérez-Peña
Richard Pérez-Peña
Does The Wall Street Journal make money? The question might seem silly. The chronicler of capitalism, the bible of business: of course The Journal turns a profit, right?