An article on Wednesday about the expansion of a federal program meant to help some homeowners whose home values have declined sharply misstated, in some editions, the amount of spending power that would be added to the American economy if 10 million more homeowners refinanced and saved an average of $200 a month. It is [...]
In the report headed Lindsay on a record run, (Countryman, November 10, page 5) it was incorrectly stated that Lindsay Cannon was looking at a grain crop of 600,000700,000 tonnes. The crop estimate is actually 60007000 tonnes. Countryman apologises for the error. Report an error
In our article on Europe’s bail-out plan (“No big bazooka”, October 29th 2011) we incorrectly said that Greece’s partners would have to lend €100 billion more than the €109 billion they promised in July. In fact they plan to lend €130 billion in total. Sorry. Link Report an error
In our report on the inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse in last Thursday’s Metro, we said she was ‘five times over’ the drink-drive limit. In fact, the singer had 416mg of alcohol per decilitre of blood, five times the limit of 80mg, or four times over the limit. Report an error
Describing Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramics biennial a piece said that “Portmeirion’s Staffordshire factory . . . now produces 140,000 pots a day”. That should have been 140,000 pots a week (Stoke inspired as it reclaims china trade from far east, 3 October, page 11). In an Oct. 21 story about the 1940 massacre of Polish officers and [...]
With a story covering the health secretary’s call for people to cut calories, a chart appeared, headed Obesity in the UK: Number of people treated for obesity as in-patients. Surveying the past decade, it showed 10.57 million people being treated in 2009-10, ranging down to 1.05 million in 2000-01 – a startlingly large segment of [...]
The Wall Street Journal Europe had average daily circulation of 100,769 in 2002. In some editions Friday, a graphic with a Corporate News article about the paper incorrectly stated the 2002 circulation as 101,769. Link Report an error
In the Sept. 21 “Moneybox,” Annie Lowrey miscalculated a hypothetical scenario about how long it would take Mark Zuckerberg to become a trillionaire, saying it wouldn’t be possible within 50 years. Under the hypothetical (though highly unlikely) circumstances, he would reach $1 trillion well within 50 years. Link Report an error
In “Tories take donations from firm behind 200% loans” (News, last week, page 11), we noted that one man “nearly bought a £ 7,000 car from ACF that would have ended up costing him £ 325 a month over 60 months, a total cost of £ 19,500, equivalent to an interest rate of almost 200%.” [...]
In a July 18 “Politics,” David Weigel misstated the number of Rebuild the Dream house parties over the weekend of July 16. There were 1,600, not 15,000. Link Report an error
A June 15 article about a cargo sailboat docking in Brooklyn incorrectly stated the tonnage of bananas being carried by a nearby ship. The ship had 1,241 tons of bananas aboard, according to a port official; the article incorrectly said it was carrying 20,000 tons of bananas. Link Report an error
In reporting the current dispute about planned changes in public-sector pensions, an occasional reference in our pages has proved not to be immune from an error now widespread in media reports – to the effect that employees are facing a “3.2% increase” in the average contributions required from them. That should be an increase of [...]
Because of an editing error, an article on Thursday about the New York Public Library’s acquisition of the archive of Timothy Leary misstated the amount the library paid the Leary estate for the collection. It was $900,000, not “$900,00.” Link Report an error
The On Soccer column on May 26, about charges of corruption within FIFA, soccer’s international ruling body, misstated the year for which Qatar has been awarded the rights to hold the World Cup. It is 2022, not 2002. Link Report an error
There are 9,000 condo corporations in Ontario. A May 25 article about issues at the condo located at 40 Panorama Court in Toronto incorrectly stated there are 9,000 condos in Ontario. Link Report an error
A chart accompanying “Fund bags HK$24b on back of market rise” on B1 yesterday incorrectly showed a profit of HK$2.9 billion in bond income from Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund in the first quarter of this year. It should have shown a loss of HK$2.9 billion. Report an error
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, is posting a $5 million bond as part of a package to gain his release from jail. In some editions Friday, a front-page What’s News item incorrectly gave the amount as $5 billion. Link Report an error
In a May 18 “Crime” column, Christopher Beam incorrectly stated that Timothy McVeigh’s perp walk lasted three hours. It occurred three hours before his official arrest. Link Report an error
St. John housing official’s salary corrected: A story in some Tuesday editions about the termination of Richard “Dale” Wolfe as St. John the Baptist Parish housing authority executive director incorrectly reported his salary. Wolfe was paid $75,000 a year, not $75,000 a month. *Correction May 12: The headline of this post originally read “Fuzy numbers [...]
Andrew Trethewey was sentenced to 7 1/2 months’ jail on a charge of careless driving, not 7 1/2 years’ jail for careless driving causing death as reported yesterday. He served half the sentence. The error is regretted. Report an error
Our May 2nd Spotlight highlighted Ohio’s investment in economic development. Unfortunately, the figure noted in that story, $1.4 billion for this year, is vastly overstated. According to the OH Department of Development, the state Strategic Business Investment Division allocation for 2011 is approximately $228 million. The 2012 allocation is approximately $225 million. We regret the [...]
Lee Enterprises’ first-quarter loss was $1.47 million. A Money & Investing article in some editions Wednesday about the company’s bond offering incorrectly stated the loss as $1.47 billion. Link Report an error
CORRECTION Wednesday’s ACT budget coverage should have said the Government is saving $174,000, not $174million, by cancelling plans for a secure mental health facility. This was a reporter’s error. Report an error
Also, a story in some editions Monday on Page 2 about Osama bin Laden’s life said bin Laden died in the lawless badlands of Pakistan along the Afghanistan border. Bin Laden was killed in a house in Abbottabad, north of Islamabad. The story also repeated a paragraph that had some garbled sentences. A timeline in [...]
Bin Laden obituary: The obituary of Osama Bin Laden in the May 2 Section A incorrectly reported the date of his Al Qaeda network’s terrorist attacks on the United States as Sept. 11, 2011. The attacks took place in 2001. Additionally, the obituary omitted the day Bin Laden was killed. It was early Monday in [...]
