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Lire la suite...Le 26 février 1997 était un mercredi sous le signe astral du ♓. C'était le 56ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 29 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le jeudi 26 février 2026, il y a 87 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le vendredi 26 février 2027, dans 277 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 679 jours, soit environ 256 311 heures, ou environ 15 378 662 minutes, ou environ 922 719 720 secondes.
Date: 27 February 1997
By Seth Faison
Seth Faison
Beijing's major newspapers carry front pages with identical layouts of Deng Xiaoping's funeral; newspapers have given extensive coverage to Deng's death, but there have been few articles about China's political transition; photo (M)
Date: 27 February 1997
By Jane Perlez
Jane Perlez
Belgrade's once-independent TV station, neutered four years ago by Serbian Pres Slobodan Milosevic, has returned to control of reporters and editors with installation of opposition forces in municipal Government (M)
Date: 26 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. said yesterday that it had made a bid for the semiconductor division of the General Instrument Corporation, becoming the second company to seek the division. Neither General Instrument nor Vishay, an electrical component maker in Malvern, Pa., would disclose the bid price. The division has sales of about $360 million. General Instrument is also talking to Taiwan's Liton Group about selling the semiconductor division.
Date: 26 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation and Total S.A. declined to comment yesterday on a report that they were in talks on a sale of Total's North American unit. The report in The Wall Street Journal said Ultramar, a refiner and owner of gas stations and convenience stores, was expected to pay $400 million and assume $430 million in debt to buy Total Petroleum (North America) Ltd., which is based in Denver. Ultramar, of Greenwich, Conn., said it would not comment on speculation. Total S.A. of France said it was considering merging its United States refining business with another company.
Date: 27 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exxon Corp will split its stock 2 for 1 effective March 14, with new shares distributed beginning on April 11; Exxon's price per share has risen 33 percent in last 13 months (S)
Date: 26 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Merck & Company said yesterday that it would buy back as much as $5 billion of its stock on the open market. Merck, a leading drug maker, said it was completing a $3 billion buyback program announced in November 1995. Through Dec. 31, Merck spent $2.1 billion to buy 33 million shares under that program. The latest program was announced as Merck shares traded near their record of $99.875, reached on Feb. 13. The shares closed yesterday at $97.75, down 62.5 cents. Merck, based in Whitehouse Station, N.J., said it was also raising its quarterly dividend to 42 cents a share from 40 cents.
Date: 27 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CPC International Inc will spin off its corn-refining business and focus on its food brands; terms of spinoff to shareholders are not disclosed (S)
Date: 27 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cargill Inc agrees to sell a unit that makes molasses-based liquid animal feed to E D & F Man Group PLC for $48.5 million (S)
Date: 27 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Morris Companies to split its stock 3 for 1 and buy back $8 billion in shares over next three years (S)
Date: 26 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Volkswagen A.G. said yesterday in a preliminary report that its net income surged to 678 million marks ($401 million) in 1996, more than double the 336 million marks posted in 1995. Sales rose to 100.1 billion marks, compared with 88.1 billion marks a year earlier.