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Board of Abbey National PLC rebuffs takeover offer from Lloyd's TSB Group, which may now appeal directly to Abbey's shareholders; Abbey's merger talks with Bank of Scotland are progressing, but two banks have yet to agree on management structure (M)
Annual survey of five-year-old vehicles by J D Power & Associates is useful tool for consumers looking for good bet in used car; study monitors number and types of problems consumers have had with different vehicles; Lexus tops 1996 ratings list; charts and photos of most dependable brands and models (M)
Slump in stock and bond markets introduces element of dread into Wall Street's bonus season, even though investment bankers can expect bonuses that are 5 percent to 15 percent above last year's, and some of biggest deal makers will receive packages of cash and stock worth several million dollars; executives are bracing for tough times even as they prepare to divide spoils of what, in the end, is turning out to be their most profitable year; photo (M)
Daewoo Motor weighs selling overseas assets to Hyundai Motor if General Motors chooses not to acquire them (S)
Deutsche Bahn rejects offers from two bidders for Scandlines, ferry company it has owned jointly with Danish government since 1998 (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 6, 2000, covering December 8, 2000.
Backstreet Boys
The Beatles
Various Artists
Tim McGraw
Wu-Tang Clan
2000DeMario Douglas, American football player[†]
DeMario "Pop" Douglas is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Liberty Flames and was selected by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
2000Bayron Matos, Dominican American football player[†]
Bayron Matos is a Dominican professional American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). After growing up in the Dominican Republic, he moved to the U.S. in high school and played basketball. He played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos and South Florida Bulls from 2019–20 to 2021–22, before switching to football in 2022. He is a participant in the NFL's International Player Pathway Program (IPPP).
2000Andy Pages, Cuban baseball player[†]
Andy Pages is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
In 2000, the world population was approximately 6,171,702,993 people[†]