Notes on the News
Date: 06 June 2007
By Mike Nizza
Mike Nizza
Olympics fixes, advances in teleportation, and more on Google maps.
Přehrávání úterý 5. června 2007
5. června 2007 bylo úterý pod hvězdičkou ♊. Byl 155 den v roce. Prezidentem Spojených států byl George W. Bush.
Pokud jste se narodili v tento den, je vám 19 let. Vaše poslední narozeniny byly pátek 5. června 2026 před 4 dny. Vaše další narozeniny jsou sobota 5. června 2027, za 360 dní. Žili jste 6 944 dní nebo přibližně 166 659 hodin nebo přibližně 9 999 599 minut nebo přibližně 599 975 940 sekund.
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5th of June 2007 News
Zprávy, jak se objevily na titulní stránce New York Times dne 5. června 2007
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.