8. фебруар 2000. је био уторак под знаком звездице ♒. Био је 38 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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Date: 09 February 2000
Connecticut Juvenile Court judge postpones arraignment of Michael Skakel on charges that he murdered Martha Moxley in Greenwich 25 years ago, saying she needs time to rule on request to open proceedings to press (S)
Date: 08 February 2000
By Clyde Haberman
Clyde Haberman
Clyde Haberman NYC column discusses importance of newspaper headline editors to Presidential candidates; notes that screaming headlines favor politicians with catchy nicknames; contends Republican primary candidate John McCain does not have enough name recognition for readers to identify him by any other name but McCain (M)
Date: 09 February 2000
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Andrew Sorkin
Reuters Group plans to reposition itself as highflying Internet concern; word of plan causes shares of Reuters to soar 23 percent, their largest one-day gain in more than a decade; Reuters plans to invest $802 million in next four years to shift its content delivery systems to Internet, including creation of Reuters branded World Wide Web portal that will compete directly with same sites that now license content from company; says it will also develop wireless news delivery system for hand-held devices and form joint venture to build Web site for private investors in Europe; reports 10.6 percent increase in net income for 1999 compared with year before; says profits for year rose to 425 million pounds, or $681.8 million; chief executive Peter Job comments; photo (M)
Date: 09 February 2000
By Celestine Bohlen
Celestine Bohlen
Colleagues of Andrei Babitsky, Russian reporter for Radio Liberty, appeal for information about him five days after Russia announced that it had handed him over to Chechen rebels (M)
Date: 09 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Primus Telecommunications Group agees to buy LCR Telecom Group for about $105.3 million in stock (S)
Date: 09 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lycos Inc acquires Valent Software for $45 million in stock (S)
Date: 08 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Akamai Technologies Inc, maker of software that speeds Web browsing, agrees to buy InterVU Inc for about $2.8 billion in stock to offer more audio and video services over Internet (S)
Date: 08 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UtiliCorp United Inc to buy TransAlta Corp's Alberta electric utility for $450 million to expand its reach in Canada (S)
Date: 09 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ECI Telecom Ltd, Israel's largest telecommunications equipment marker, will buy WavePacer, unit of Hubble Inc subsidiary of Pulse Communications, for as much as $90 million (S)
Date: 09 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Motors Corp's largest pension plan will reduce its stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp by about $1.5 billion; pension fund will sell 20 million common shares, cutting its stake to 12 percent (S)