Forbes Should eBay Listen To Carl Icahn?ForbesActive investor and billionaire Carl Icahn has a reputation for shaking up management of the companies where he owns a significant stake. He has been actively writing to eBay's management and board of directors about spinning off PayPal from eBay. As …The real problem …

Carmel post office could find new homeSouth Charlotte WeeklySouth Charlotte's Carmel Road post office could soon move to N.C. 51 – something that has a few customers of the location concerned but would help the U.S. Postal Service save some cash. The office, at 6300 Carmel Road, could move to …

Massachusetts Becomes 8th State To Offset Food Stamp CutsHuffington PostThe cuts target state practices that have allowed residents with as little as $1 per month in federal heating assistance to qualify automatically for higher food stamp benefits. The new farm bill law sets the minimum qualification in heating aid at …

Hill collector puts his stamp on 'hobby of kings'Chestnut Hill Local (blog)Harvey Fleegler, a Lafayette Hill resident and former president of the Chestnut Hill-Germantown Stamp Club, has cultivated a love of stamp collecting since his early years. (Photo by Raymond W. Holman, Jr., raymondwholmanjrphoto.wordpress.com). More: continued here

Gizmodo UK Royal Mail Parcels Force Entry Through House WallGizmodo UKA house on Brockhurst Road in Gosport has got itself a lovely new lorry-sized letterbox in one of its walls, after a Royal Mail lorry smashed into the side of it. The driver was fine and two residents were rescued …

Royal Mail rises as HSBC puts £7bn valuation on the businessThe GuardianThe Royal Mail Group has come a long way in terms of its modernisation programme. Most of the big step changes have been made but ongoing investment in improving IT and potential investment in new parcels sorting equipment as …

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Icahn to eBay: Spin off 20 percent of PayPalVentureBeatIn a statement published today, the activist investor pitched the idea that parent company eBay conduct an IPO of PayPal in which 20 percent of the electronic payments service is sold to the public. In his proposal, eBay would keep the remaining …

Yahoo Finance (blog) The real problem at eBay: corporate governanceFortuneThe message from the firm was very clear that eBay's (EBAY) financial performance drives its decisions. Icahn has said that eBay is underperforming its peers and that the most profitable action to take for shareholders would be to sell off PayPal …

International Business Times UK Royal Mail Shares Priced 215% Above Vince Cable's IPOInternational Business Times UKBoth banks as well as the two ministers handling Royal Mail's sell off – Business Secretary Vince Cable and Enterprise Minister Michael Fallon – have faced criticism for allegedly undervaluing the firm and costing taxpayers …