Icahn, eBay make peace over PayPal spin-off pursuitSilicon Valley Business JournalEBay Inc. and activist investor Carl Icahn have settled their bitter dispute and reached a truce regarding Icahn's push that the company spin off its PayPal unit, CNN Money reported. The news means a spin-off of the eBay's payments unit …
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Tracking technology on board the FedEx truck involved in the deadly Northern California college tour bus crash was “probably destroyed” in the fire, one of the investigators said Saturday. More: continued here
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Two men have been charged over a post office robbery which took place in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow yesterday. More: continued here
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A FedEx tractor-trailer truck was already in flames when it crossed a median and slammed into a bus carrying students in Northern California, CNN affiliate KOVR reported, citing two witnesses. More: continued here
Read More »Post offices won’t have late hours on Tax Day – Columbus Dispatch
Post offices won't have late hours on Tax DayColumbus Dispatch“Ten years ago, the post offices were just mobbed with last-minute filers sending their paper tax forms through the mail,” said David Van Allen, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service in Ohio. “These days, we're only a little bit busier …
Read More »Post office pulls plug on mailing taxes by midnight – Manteca Bulletin
Post office pulls plug on mailing taxes by midnightManteca BulletinIt was only last year that taxpayers would wait for the last minute to drop off their state and federal income tax forms by midnight on April 15 at the Arch Airport Post Office in Stockton. As usual, lines of cars …
Read More »MPs to quiz Lazard over Royal Mail sale – Evening Standard
Evening Standard MPs to quiz Lazard over Royal Mail saleEvening StandardThis comes a week after a report by the National Audit Office criticised the Government for its reliance on City advisers during the £2bn listing of Royal Mail and said it had sold the company too cheaply. Last year's flotation …
Read More »EBay, Carl Icahn Settle Heated PayPal Dispute – Wall Street Journal
EBay, Carl Icahn Settle Heated PayPal DisputeWall Street Journal"I think [eBay Chief Executive John] Donahoe thinks about this company day and night; that's the impression I got and that's the kind of guy I want for a CEO," Mr. Icahn said in an interview. "Time will tell if I'm right." …
Read More »Deal: Grab Samsung’s Gear Fit on eBay for Just $184.99 – Droid Life
Gadget Review Deal: Grab Samsung's Gear Fit on eBay for Just $184.99Droid LifeHave you just picked up a new Samsung Galaxy S5, and are now looking to purchase a fitness band companion for it? You are in luck. Currently listed on eBay are Samsung Gear Fit bands for $184.99 ($15 …
Read More »Two charged following armed post office robbery in Wicklow
They were arrested a short time after the robbery yesterday by gardaí. More: continued here
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