The Independent Royal Mail float scandal: how hedge funds cleaned upThe IndependentAn analysis of Royal Mail's share register shows that Och-Ziff, an aggressive US-based hedge fund, had a holding of 10 million shares on 15 October, the day the company's shares started trading. A week later it had reduced its …

EBay Takes 1st Quarter Loss on Tax ChargeABC NewsThe business also was the subject of an acrimonious tussle between eBay and billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn earlier this month. Icahn, who owns about 2 percent of eBay's shares, said repeatedly that the company should spin off all or part of …

Many concrete stamping contractors own or have rented Brickform stamps. Now contractors can create more realistic and natural stamped concrete projects with those existing stamps by now incorporating the Walttools BC stamp line. (PRWeb April 29, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11798803.htm More: continued here

FedEx shooting: A shooter opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx station outside Atlanta. He was armed with an assault rifle and had bullets strapped across his chest 'like Rambo,' said a witness.  More: continued here

Wall Street Journal EBay beefs up US war chest in pursuit of growthReutersEbay, which on Tuesday forecast lower-than-expected earnings this quarter, also plans to ramp up its marketing spending on PayPal, which is an Internet leader but faces stiff competition in the fledgling smartphone payments market. The company took a …

EBay Beats Street in 1QFox BusinessEBay's (EBAY) revenue jumped 14% in the first quarter as the online auction and payment site surpassed Wall Street's earnings expectations. Net revenue rose to $4.3 billion during the period, up from $3.7 billion a year ago. Excluding a large one-time … More: continued here

How EBay Pulled Off a Strong First QuarterBloombergApril 29 (Bloomberg) –- Bloomberg Contributing Editor Jeffrey Hayzlett, Bloomberg's Cory Johnson, Matt Miller and Julie Hyman discuss Ebay earnings. They speak with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg).and more » More: continued here

EBay Forecasts Sales That Miss Highest Analyst EstimatesBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) fended off an attack from activist shareholder Carl Icahn, yet speeding up sales growth is proving to be a tougher fight. The world's biggest online marketplace said revenue in the current period will be $4.33 billion to $4.43 billion … …

eBay Beats, Q1 Non-GAAP Earnings Up 11 Percent to $899M, Revenue Up 14 …TechCruncheBay just reported first quarter earnings this afternoon, beating expectations. Non-GAAP earnings increased 11%, to $899 million or $0.70 per diluted share, over the prior year, driven by strong top line growth, says the company. Revenue for …

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – EBay said a $6 billion repatriation of the company's foreign earnings doesn't mean the company is about to announce a large U.S. based acquisition. The company did say having that cash parked in the U.S. will help its financial flexibility in growing divisions such as PayPal …