الجمعة، 6 مايو 2011

Afternoon Update: April Job Data Is Strong, but Some Doubt Trend Can Last

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TOP NEWS

April Job Data Is Strong, but Some Doubt Trend Can Last

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

The economy added far more jobs than expected in April, but analysts said that it was too early to say whether the momentum could be sustained for a full recovery.

Bloomberg to Lay Off Thousands of Teachers

By DAVID W. CHEN and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg intends to eliminate 4,278 teaching jobs through layoffs, city officials said on Friday.

Lost in the School Choice Maze

By LIZ ROBBINS

New York City uses a complex system to match students and high schools, and 10 percent of eighth graders recently learned the hard way how dizzying and disappointing the process can be.

Media Decoder Blog

Oprah Winfrey Network Chief Is Out

By BRIAN STELTER

OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, announced Friday that the head of that channel, Christina Norman, has been dismissed.

DealBook

Warner Music to Sell Itself to Access for $3.3 Billion

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and BEN SISARIO

Warner Music finally agreed to sell itself to the Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik, who may eventually seek to merge the record label with the EMI Group.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

Protests across Syria on Friday, as the government's crackdown continues; remembering the 1982 massacre in Hama, Syria; and the op-ed columnist Thomas L. Friedman.

Opinion

Op-Ed Contributor

A Smoking Ban Too Far

Prohibiting cigarettes in parks and on beaches risks a public backlash.

BUSINESS

After Bust in Ireland, Ordinary People Make Do With Less

By LIZ ALDERMAN

Many people in Ireland who floated up during the good times now see themselves slipping even further behind.

Off the Charts

A Recovery Less Robust Than in the '70s

By FLOYD NORRIS

The stock market is faring better than it did after the early 1970s recession. But by most other measures, the current recovery is far weaker.

A Quieter Day, but Oil Prices Fall Again

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS

Many energy analysts and economists predict that oil and gas prices will remain stubbornly high in the months ahead.

BP Offers Plan to Salvage Deal with Rosneft

By JULIA WERDIGIER

Under the deal, the British oil company would cede a potentially lucrative Arctic exploration deal to its Russian joint-venture partner TNK-BP.

DealBook

Prosecutors Looking at Steven Cohen's Account

By JEFFREY CANE and PETER LATTMAN

The latest disclosure may raise additional questions about the culture and practices at SAC Capital.

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