26 april 2001 was een donderdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♉. Het was de 115e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was George W. Bush.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 25 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op zondag 26 april 2026, 50 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op maandag 26 april 2027, in 314 dagen. Je hebt 9.181 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 220.347 uur, of ongeveer 13.220.841 minuten, of ongeveer 793.250.460 seconden.
Date: 26 April 2001
By Kenneth N. Gilpin With James Dao
Kenneth Gilpin
General Dynamics Corp will buy Newport News Shipbuilding Inc for $2.1 billion in cash, deal that would make it Navy's sole maker of aircraft carriers and submarines and solidify its position in construction of other Navy and commercial ships; analysts predict deal, certain to raise antitrust concerns, will win needed approvals; photo (M)
Date: 26 April 2001
By David M. Halbfinger
David
Acting Gov Donald T DiFrancesco abruptly quits New Jersey governor's race, citing weeks of what he calls devastating media coverage of his past business and legal dealings; former Rep Bob Franks will take his place on Republican ballots in June 26 primary; DiFrancesco, who only three days ago formally announced his candidacy, has been positioning himself for gubernatorial run since 1992; his withdrawal is latest and biggest surprise in political year full of twists and turns, intrigue and scandal in New Jersey; his decision to withdraw is reportedly triggered by cumulative toll of criticism he has received in recent weeks, and at urging of his family; photos (M)
Date: 26 April 2001
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column on media hoopla over Pres Bush's first 100 days in office; says even Bush accepts mistaken premise of 100-day measurement, which is how busy has he been and what laws has he gotten Congress to pass; says this is not fair way to assess conservative president, because 100-day yardstick measures activity, not stability; says Bush administration is low-key, lower-voiced, deliberate, right of center but not confrontational, and no hotbed of hostility; says 'tone' certainly has changed (M)
Date: 27 April 2001
By Charles V Bagli
Charles Bagli
Bloomberg plans to build skyscraper on site of old Alexander's department store in midtown Manhattan; Vornado Realty and Trust, owner of site, will develop office tower, which will contain 900,000 square feet of office space, plus retail shops and luxury condominiums (M)
Date: 26 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Springs Industries, sheet maker, will be bought and taken private by Heartland Industrial Partners LP and descendants of founding Close family for $905 million; Close family includes Springs chief executive Crandall Bowles (S)
Date: 26 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
European Commission approves planned merger of Liberty Media Corp and UnitedGlobalCom Inc to form largest cable television operator outside United States (S)
Date: 27 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues Northwest Airlines Corp, saying it discriminated against people with seizure disorders; says airline will not hire people with insulin-dependent diabetes or epilepsy requiring anti-seizure medication, for jobs as airplane cleaners and baggage handlers; contends company violated Americans With Disabilities Act (S)
Date: 27 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Old Mutual PLC, South Africa's biggest money manager, acquires Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance Co for $635 million in cash and stock; will pay St Paul Companies, Fidelity's parent, about $300 million in stock and $335 million in cash (S)
Date: 26 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Swiss Reinsurance Co will buy Conning & Co from MetLife Inc, expanding its asset-management business (S)
Date: 27 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Corning, fiber optics maker, will eliminate 1,000 jobs on top of 3,300 already planned in recent weeks; reports first-quarter net profit of $132 million, up 71 percent from $77 million in year-earlier quarter; sales rose 42 percent, to $1.92 billion from $1.35 billion (S)