Carl Icahn drops bid for eBay to spin off PayPalThe VergeeBay has struck a deal with activist investor Carl Icahn to drop proposals for the company to spin off PayPal through an IPO, letting eBay take advantage of the market's big demand for new tech firms. While it appears that …

Waimate's old Post Office building is to be demolished, to the dismay of heritage advocates. More: continued here

CITY A.M. (blog) Royal Mail shares slide as lock-up of Government stake expires and price probe …This is MoneyRoyal Mail shares fell back today to levels not seen since the end of October – the month the stock soared following a controversial floatation – as worries mounted that the government …

Colorado Springs Business Journal Post office extends hours April 15Daily HeraldThe Provo East Bay Post Office, 936 S. 250 East, will extend collection hours to 8:30 p.m. The postal service suggests those who don't want to fight the crowds should mail their tax returns early in the day. First-class, letter-size …

Icahn Ends His Potentially Bloody War Against eBayTIMECarl Icahn is again ending a fight against a tech giant without getting everything he wanted. The activist investor has reached a truce with eBay that will end Icahn's very public demands that the auction site spin-off its subsidiary PayPal. Icahn will … …

A Week of Talks Led to Icahn and eBay SettlementTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) – Carl Icahn has reached a settlement with eBay (EBAY) that ends a scorched-earth campaign run by the billionaire activist to have the e-commerce giant split its PayPal division and elect two of his board nominees. Instead, eBay… …

Examiner.com Cops: Merrick Post Office employee sold pot at workliherald.comA Merrick Post Office worker Wednesday sold cannabis to a woman from out of a mail truck in the parking lot of Merrick's Post Office, according to police. Nassau County Police Department officers said they saw Jennie Pappas, 24, of Wantagh, …

Forbes Icahn pulls proposal that eBay sell off PayPalReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn has dropped his call for eBay Inc to split off its fast-growing PayPal payments unit but has suggested he would keep pressure on the e-commerce company. EBay said on Thursday that it had settled …

PROVO — For residents who are waiting until the last minute to mail their 2013 tax returns, the United States Post Office is providing a few final hours to file and keep the April 15 postmark. More: continued here

Post Office issues new mailbox rulesGilmer MirrorPostal customers in Gilmer have received letters from the Gilmer Post Office telling them about new rules for delivery. The letter states, “The U.S. Postal Service in Gilmer is working to improve mail delivery in your neighborhood. The deliveries on … More: continued here