Le 4 mars 2000 était un samedi sous le signe astral du ♓. C'était le 63ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 26 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le mercredi 4 mars 2026, il y a 97 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le jeudi 4 mars 2027, dans 267 jours. Vous avez vécu 9 593 jours, soit environ 230 248 heures, ou environ 13 814 909 minutes, ou environ 828 894 540 secondes.
Date: 05 March 2000
By Robert D. McFadden
Robert
New York Times endorses Sen John McCain in New York's March 7 Republican presidential primary and Vice Pres Al Gore in the Democratic primary; Newsday makes same endorsements; Daily News endorses Gore; New York Post endorses McCain (S)
Date: 05 March 2000
By Amy Finnerty
Amy Finnerty
Cokie Roberts, ABC News anchor, radio journalist and author, is followed hour by hour through an average workday; photo (M)
Date: 05 March 2000
By Amy Finnerty
Amy Finnerty
Paula Froelich, gossip columnist for New York Post, is followed hour by hour through an average workday; photo (M)
Date: 04 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Exxon Mobil Corporation, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said late on Thursday that it had agreed to sell its refinery in Benicia, Calif., and about 340 gasoline stations in the state to the Valero Energy Corporation for $895 million. The stations are among the 2,431 that the Exxon Corporation agreed to sell to win United States antitrust clearance for its $85.2 billion purchase of the Mobil Corporation last year. Exxon Mobil agreed to sell 1,740 East Coast stations to the Tosco Corporation in December and must still sell or sever supply contracts with outlets in Texas.
Date: 04 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Manor Care Inc. rose 28 percent yesterday after the company, a nursing home operator, received competing buyout offers from its chairman, Stewart Bainum Jr., and its senior management. Manor Care, which owns 301 nursing homes in 31 states, rose $2.8125 a share to close at $12.6875 on the New York Stock Exchange. At that price the company's stock is worth about $1.31 billion. Mr. Bainum, who owns more than 10 percent of Manor Care, proposed a recapitalization, buyout or similar transaction at a price ''significantly in excess'' of Manor Care's current stock price. The other offer for the company, which is based in Toledo, Ohio, came from a group that includes members of Manor Care's senior management. The company said it would review the options.
Date: 04 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Netdirect Corporation International, an Internet retailer of electronics, said yesterday that its board had decided to terminate an agreement to be acquired by Compositech Ltd. because of a change in strategy. Netdirect, based in Minneapolis, said it planned an acquisition of HardwareStreet.com for about $32 million as part of a new focus on strategic partnerships as a way to lower costs and improve profit and revenue. Compositech and Netdirect agreed in December to a stock swap with a value put at $175 million at the time.
Date: 04 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Gillette Company, the world's biggest maker of razors and blades, said yesterday that it had reached an agreement to sell its White Rain shampoo business to an undisclosed buyer. The company, which makes Mach 3 razors, Duracell batteries and Oral-B toothbrushes, said the sale would include a factory in St. Paul that employs about 270 people. The White Rain unit has about $100 million in annual sales, including hair products under the Adorn, Tame, Toni, Mink Difference and Dippity-Do brands. The buyer and other details will be disclosed after a final agreement is reached this month, Gillette said.
Date: 04 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The shares of the Shared Medical Systems Corporation surged 60 percent yesterday after the company, the No. 2 United States maker of health care software, rejected a $2 billion hostile offer from the Eclipsys Corporation. Shared Medical rose $25.25 a share, to $63.50. Late on Thursday, Eclipsys, whose chairman and chief executive, Harvey Wilson, co-founded Shared Medical in 1969, offered $67 a share in stock, or stock and cash for the company. Shared Medical said it had received the Eclipsys offer but was not interested. Shared Medical has been struggling because of customers' slowing purchases. Still, in its rejection note, Shared Medical said it had $1.2 billion in revenue last year, while Eclipsys had $249 million.
Date: 04 March 2000
INTERNATIONAL A3-6 Clinton to Send Congress Trade Bill on China President Clinton will send a bill to Congress as early as Wednesday that would permanently normalize trade relations with Beijing, answering calls from supporters in Congress who are concerned that backing for a trade accord is slipping. A1
Date: 05 March 2000
INTERNATIONAL 3-20 Mozambicans Criticize West's Reponse to Floods Some people in Mozambique have complained that Western nations have taken far too long to respond to the vast flood crisis there, with some suggesting that the delay has caused deaths. 8