Lacking Blockbuster, News Corp. Falls Short
Date: 05 May 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Lacking the power of the film “Avatar,” revenue for the News Corporation fell 6 percent from the quarter a year earlier.
Replaying Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The May 4, 2011 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 123 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 15 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, May 4, 2026, 49 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, May 4, 2027, in 315 days. You have lived for 5,528 days, or about 132,690 hours, or about 7,961,435 minutes, or about 477,686,100 seconds.
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4th of May 2011 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 4, 2011
Gingrich and Santorum Permanently Off Fox News
Date: 05 May 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Already suspended, the two presidential hopefuls had their contracts terminated just before the Republican primary debate.
News Corp. Considering Bid for Formula One
Date: 05 May 2011
By Matthew Saltmarsh
Matthew Saltmarsh
The two have gone public, saying they were "in the early stages of exploring the possibility of creating a consortium" to buy the auto racing circuit from CVC Capital Partners.
Lackluster Earnings Daunt Investors
Date: 04 May 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks fell Wednesday, with commodity producers driving a third straight loss for the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index.
Slide in Commodities Adds to Markets’ Woes
Date: 05 May 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Oil fell below $100 a barrel and shares of energy companies slumped as the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index fell by 0.91 percent.
Madoff Trustee Readies First Payout for Investors
Date: 05 May 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Irving Picard, the trustee, said that with a judge’s approval he would make a first payout, of $272 million, to former Madoff investors.
Britain: 5 Freed Without Charges
Date: 05 May 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The police have released five men who were arrested this week near the Sellafield nuclear processing facility in northwest England.
Inside Twisters: Creating Scientific News Reports on Tornadoes
Date: 04 May 2011
By Jennifer Cutraro, Holly Epstein Ojalvo and Katherine Schulten
Jennifer Cutraro
Developing news-style segments on the science of tornadoes, and investigating crowdsourcing-based alert and response systems for severe weather events.
Afghanistan Uses News About Bin Laden to Intensify Its Criticism of Pakistan
Date: 04 May 2011
By Alissa J. Rubin
Alissa Rubin
A senior Afghan official on Wednesday publicly questioned how Pakistan could claim nuclear security when they did not know that Osama bin Laden was hiding in their midst.
How the Poll Was Conducted
Date: 04 May 2011
The latest New York Times/CBS News poll is based on telephone interviews conducted May 2 and 3 with 532 adults throughout the United States.