A Caribbean Supplement
Date: 13 March 1997
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Daily News will begin on March 19 to publish once-a-month Sunday magazine supplement aimed at New Yorkers with roots in Caribbean; magazine to be called Caribbeat Monthly (S)
Powtórka środa, 12 marca 1997
12 marca 1997 roku była środa pod znakiem zodiaku ♓. Był to 70 dzień roku. Prezydentem Stanów Zjednoczonych był William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Jeśli urodziłeś się w tym dniu, masz 29 lata. Twoje ostatnie urodziny upłynęły czwartek, 12 marca 2026 roku, 93 dni temu. Twoje następne urodziny przypadają na dzień piątek, 12 marca 2027 roku, w 271 dni. Żyłeś przez 10 685 dni lub około 256 440 godzin lub około 15 386 413 minut lub około 923 184 780 sekund.
Niektóre osoby, które dzielą te urodziny:
12th of March 1997 News
Wiadomości, które pojawiły się na pierwszej stronie New York Times 12 marca 1997 roku
The Murdoch Jolt
Date: 13 March 1997
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Analysis of Rupert Murdoch's plans to invest $1 billion in satellite television service; Murdoch said two weeks ago he planned to combine his satellite operations with Echostar Communications Corp to create new service called Sky; service could pose first genuine threat to cable television because it plans to beam local stations along with cable networks; some broadcasters are also unnerved because they fear that Sky will beam only local stations from major markets; that raises prospect that Sky customer living in Worcester, Mass, could begin getting local stations from Boston with 18-inch receiver dish (L)
Dollar Off Against the Mark, And the Pound Is Lower, Too
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US dollar falls against the mark after Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer suggests that dollar's value has reached its peak; British pound tumbles to four-month low against the dollar (M)
MERCURY FINANCE IS GIVEN REPRIEVE ON A $50 MILLION LOAN
Date: 12 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mercury Finance Co says BankAmerica Corp agreed to extend due date of its $50 million loan by four days, until March 14 (S)
REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES ADDS 2 DEALER GROUPS TO AUTO CHAIN
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries agrees to buy Chesrown Automotive Group and Bankston Enterprises for $104 million in stock, latest expansion of H Wayne Huizenga's chain of new-car dealerships (S)
MFS EMERGING GROWTH FUND BUYING NEW USA FUND
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MFS Investment Management says its Emerging Growth Fund is acquiring assets of $200 million New USA Growth Fund, created by William O'Neil, founder of Investor's Business Daily; terms of transaction undisclosed (S)
HUGHES ELECTRONICS BUYS LANGUAGE TRAINING CONCERN
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hughes Electronics Corp acquires Door Training International to better serve international training clients and expand its Hughes Training Inc unit; terms undisclosed (S)
360 COMMUNICATIONS WARNS OF BLOWS TO RESULTS
Date: 12 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
360 Communications Co says new pricing, losses from cellular fraud and higher costs to acquire customers will hurt first-quarter results; losses from theft of cell-phone numbers and other fraud are expected to average about $3 million a month more than in the past (S)
Japanese Stocks Decline
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan's Nikkei index of 225 issues declines by 282.79 points--1.56 percent--to 17,900.48 on Thursday, March 13 (S)
Schroders Profits Rose 21% in 1996
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Schroders PLC says profit rose 21 percent in 1996; pretax profit rose to 239 milllion pounds ($382.4 million), from 197 million pounds in 1995 (S)