The November 4, 1998 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♏. It was the 307 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
If you were born on this day, you are 27 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 243 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, in 121 days. You have lived for 10,105 days, or about 242,530 hours, or about 14,551,815 minutes, or about 873,108,900 seconds.
Date: 05 November 1998
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman reviews two news programs from Britain: ITN's World News for Public Television with Daljit Dhaliwal, which is being carried on 44 public television stations, including WNET/Channel 13, and BBC World News bulletins being broadcast three times a day on WLIW/Channel 21 and a few other PBS stations; Dhalwal photo (M)
Date: 04 November 1998
By Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni
Man in the News column profiles career of Representative Charles E Schumer following his election to United States Senate; full name is Charles Ellis Schumer; photo (M)
Date: 04 November 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Anderson Cooper, ABC News correspondent, meets with ABC News officials and Stephen Chao, USA Networks pres for programming, and they agree in principle that Cooper will anchor his own news prime-time magazine show on USA while still serving as correspondent for ABC News (S)
Date: 05 November 1998
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
British tabloids are caught up in competitive frenzy of speculation in sex scandal that led to resignation of Cabinet Min Ron Davies, who claims he was attacked by gang of strangers after evening walk across Clapham Common, notorious spot for people seeking drugs or sex; Davies, while not offering any new details or discussing his sexuality, denounces media for 'stream of rubbish' (M)
Date: 05 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US District Court Judge James T Giles says he does not have power to decide whether Allied Signal Inc has resolved conflict-of-interest questions in its bid to expand board of AMP Inc as part of $9.8 billion takeover; Giles says he cannot lift his order blocking Allied Signal's so-called consent solicitation of AMP shareholders on board-packing plan while it is under appeal to US Appeals Court; decision throws another block in front of Allied's bid for AMP (S)
Date: 04 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
USN Communications Inc to dismiss 650 jobs, or 46 percent of its work force, and take $6 million fourth-quarter charge (S)
Date: 05 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
KLA-Tencor Corp dismisses about 200 workers, or 5 percent of its work force; says it expects net loss for quarter because of restructuring costs (S)
Date: 04 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Foundation Health Systems Inc will take $117 million in charges in third quarter as it moves to leave unprofitable businesses and concentrate on increasing profit of its largest health plans (S)
Date: 05 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenet Healthcare Corp to pay $75.1 million to buy Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp's 80 percent stake in medical system near Boston (S)
Date: 05 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reynolds Metals Co agrees with Sequa Corp to stop negotiating sale of its can-making machinery unit and that it will try to sell unit to other companies (S)