The Independent Vince Cable orders investigation into how Government releases shares in wake …The IndependentThe Business Secretary wants to learn lessons from the affair, which provoked criticism that the taxpayer lost around £1 billion. Royal Mail shares soared in value after the sale and “priority” City investors chosen to bring …

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International Business Times UK No 10 Struggles to Dampen Lazard Row in Royal Mail SaleInternational Business Times UKOne of the key government advisers accused by MPs of contributing to the massive underpricing of the Royal Mail share price at its sale, allowing so-called preferred investors to make a killing at …

UPDATE 2-EBay settles with US over pact to not poach employeesReutersEBay had been accused by the Justice Department of reaching an agreement with Intuit Inc, a software company best known for its tax preparation programs, to not recruit from each other. "EBay's agreement with Intuit served no purpose but to …

eBay settles no-poaching case with California and US governmentSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — eBay has settled an antitrust case brought by the U.S. Justice Department and California over its agreements not to recruit from rival workforces, the latest Silicon Valley company to resolve legal problems resulting from alleged anti …

Wall Street Journal EBay Settles No-Poaching Antitrust CaseNew York TimesA related case against eBay filed by the California attorney general's office was also settled. EBay agreed to pay $3.75 million to the state, a sum it said would cover civil penalties, lawyers' fees, administration of the settlement and compensation …EBay …

DOJ says eBay must end 'no poaching' pacts with other companiesCNETCNET. Both the U.S. Department of Justice and the California Attorney General's Office on Thursday reached settlements with eBay, telling the company it cannot make — or maintain — agreements with other companies not to raid each other's talent. More: …

EBay Settles Antitrust Hiring LawsuitsInformationWeekThe US Department of Justice has reached a settlement with eBay that forbids the company from participating in anticompetitive agreements with other companies to limit the recruitment of employees. The agreement, subject to court approval, concludes an … More: continued here

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Washington Post (blog) eBay joins Apple, Google and Intel in settling anti-hiring casesWashington Post (blog)EBay, one of the Web's biggest e-commerce companies, settled a pair of government lawsuits Thursday alleging that it attempted to prevent its employees from being recruited by competitors. The company said it had settled one of …