Notes on the News
Date: 06 June 2007
By Mike Nizza
Mike Nizza
Olympics fixes, advances in teleportation, and more on Google maps.
Powtórka wtorek, 5 czerwca 2007
5 czerwca 2007 roku była wtorek pod znakiem zodiaku ♊. Był to 155 dzień roku. Prezydentem Stanów Zjednoczonych był George W. Bush.
Jeśli urodziłeś się w tym dniu, masz 19 lata. Twoje ostatnie urodziny upłynęły piątek, 5 czerwca 2026 roku, 4 dni temu. Twoje następne urodziny przypadają na dzień sobota, 5 czerwca 2027 roku, w 360 dni. Żyłeś przez 6 944 dni lub około 166 660 godzin lub około 9 999 635 minut lub około 599 978 100 sekund.
Niektóre osoby, które dzielą te urodziny:
5th of June 2007 News
Wiadomości, które pojawiły się na pierwszej stronie New York Times 5 czerwca 2007 roku
Musharraf Issues Decree Cracking Down on News Media
Date: 05 June 2007
By Salman Masood
Salman Masood
The move was an apparent move to curb media coverage of the continuing political crisis over President Pervez Musharraf’s suspension of Pakistan’s chief justice.
Vioxx Damage Award
Date: 06 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
A judge reversed himself and awarded $1.6 million to a former F.B.I. agent who blamed the drug for his heart attack.
April Factory Orders and Capital Goods Send Mixed Signals
Date: 05 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Orders placed with American factories rose less than forecast in April, while gains in capital-goods spending might presage stronger business investment.
Avaya Deal Reached
Date: 05 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Two equity firms, Silver Lake Partners and the Texas Pacific Group, agreed Monday night to acquire Avaya, the computer-networking company, for $8.2 billion.
Service Industries’ Expansion Picked Up Pace Last Month
Date: 06 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The expansion unexpectedly accelerated last month to the highest level in more than a year, a sign the economy is strengthening.
Stock Market Falters as Bond Yields Rise
Date: 06 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The stock market posted its first decline in a week after bond yields surged to a nine-month high amid signs that the economy might be gaining momentum.
Canada: Lowe’s Is Planning to Open Six Stores
Date: 06 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Lowe’s Companies, the home-improvement retailer, will open up to six stores in Canada by the end of January 2008. At least four stores will be in southwestern Ontario, including Toronto, said Doug Robinson, Lowe’s president of Canadian operations.
Libya: Equity Firm Buys Stake in Oil Refiner
Date: 06 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The private equity firm Colony Capital agreed to acquire control of Tamoil of Libya for 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion). The Libyan government will retain 35 percent of the company, which operates refineries and gas stations, Colony said. Tamoil, based in Switzerland and owned by the Libyan government under the name Oilinvest B.V., owns three refineries in Germany, Italy and Switzerland and 2,500 gas stations in Italy.
Georgia: Goldman Sachs Endows King Chair
Date: 06 June 2007
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goldman Sachs Group donated $2 million to endow a chair at Morehouse College in Atlanta that will oversee the collected writings of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The chair will supervise the compilation of 10,000 pieces of Dr. King’s writings and manuscripts, Goldman Sachs said. Dr. King was a 1948 graduate of the all-male, historically black college. A group of civic leaders, businesses and philanthropists based in Atlanta bought the collection, which includes a draft of Dr. King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, last year after it was to be auctioned by Sotheby’s for more than $30 million.