Le 14 mai 1999 était un vendredi sous le signe astral du ♉. C'était le 133ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 27 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le jeudi 14 mai 2026, il y a 48 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le vendredi 14 mai 2027, dans 316 jours. Vous avez vécu 9 910 jours, soit environ 237 845 heures, ou environ 14 270 734 minutes, ou environ 856 244 040 secondes.
Date: 15 May 1999
By B. Drummond Ayres Jr
New poll results seem to indicate further downhill slide for Vice Pres Al Gore's Presidential campaign; Mason-Dixon poll has Gore besting Gov George W Bush by only three points in his own home state, Tennessee, in theoretical general-election matchup; Fox News poll has Gore trailing Bush by at least 20 points nationwide in same matchup (S)
Date: 14 May 1999
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Elisabeth Rosenthal
China's state-run media have played crucial link in cycle of anti-American activity that has rolled through China in wake of NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, both reflecting genuine public outrage and urging it on; photo of Chinese demonstrators trying to vandalize American Embassy in Belgrade (M)
Date: 15 May 1999
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Kim Stacy, reporter in Kentucky, says she does not have AIDS and that all her illnesses were fabricated; Stacy was fired by Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer after claiming that she lied in her newspaper columns about having cancer to cover up real diagnosis, AIDS (M)
Date: 15 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kentek Information Systems Inc, which makes laser printers, will be acquired for about $39 million in cash by group led by Philip Shires, its chief executive (S)
Date: 15 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Meadowcraft Inc, largest maker of wrought-iron furniture in US, accepts sweetened buyout offer of about $53.2 million from its chairman, Samuel Blount; his MWI Acquisition Company will pay $10 per share or $2 more than previously offered (S)
Date: 14 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wachovia Corp acquires Offitbank Holdings Inc for about $200 million in stock (S)
Date: 15 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Williams Companies buys 18 percent stake in Lightel SA, Brazilian cellular phone company, for $265 million in cash (S)
Date: 15 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hicks Muse Tate & Furst Inc will buy Hillsdown Holdings PLC, British food company, for $752 million in cash and will assume $463 million in debts (S)
Date: 14 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gateway Inc will buy stake in Internet venture fund CMGI Inc for $200 million (S)
Date: 14 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Casell Waste Systems Inc cuts amount it will pay for KTI Inc by about 47 percent, reviving deal that was called off after KTI posted fourth-quarter loss of $3.9 million; Casella will now pay $12.46 a share for KTI, dropping value of transaction to about $179.4 million from about $338 million (S)