Best Of FORBES: Meet The First Pot Stock Billionaire, Ebay Battle PersistsForbes“You have probably never heard of Bart Mackay… but he is the first pot stock billionaire. Mackay's holdings in CannaVest, which bills itself as the world's leading hemp-based investment company, are valued at $1.8 billion. That figure might seem …
Read More »eBay’s John Donohoe talks Icahn, conflicts, and $100 stock price (someday) – Fortune
eBay's John Donohoe talks Icahn, conflicts, and $100 stock price (someday)FortuneThe e-commerce giant began taking swings of its own following the recent activity of billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, who owns 2% of eBay (EBAY) shares. In late January, Icahn called for a PayPal spin-off and nominated two of his …
Read More »UPDATE 1-EBay rejects Icahn board nominees, asks investors to do same – Reuters
UPDATE 1-EBay rejects Icahn board nominees, asks investors to do sameReutersThe chairman of eBay's corporate governance and nominating committee, Richard Schlosberg III, said the board considered both but rejected them because "neither nominee has relevant experience or expertise." EBay said since each Icahn nominee … More: continued here
Read More »EBay rejects Icahn's nominees for board
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — EBay is urging shareholders to support its directors and reject the pair put up by Carl Icahn. More: continued here
Read More »Road Reopens After Unattended Box Reported At Innis Road Post Office – NBC4i.com
Road Reopens After Unattended Box Reported At Innis Road Post OfficeNBC4i.comAccording to Columbus police, employees of the U.S. Post Office located at 2200 Innis Road reported an unclaimed box in the lobby of the building shortly before 2 p.m. Monday. Columbus police officers are treating the box as a suspicious …
Read More »Masked gunmen steal $500,000 from Gaza post office in rare robbery
The Gaza Strip has endured back-to-back wars and uprisings in recent years, but criminal violence has been relatively rare. More: continued here
Read More »EBay urgest shareholders to reject Icahn’s board nominees – CNBC.com
CNBC.com EBay urgest shareholders to reject Icahn's board nomineesCNBC.comEBay plans to ask its shareholders to reject a slate of board nominees proposed by shareholder activist Carl Icahn, raising the stakes in the billionaire's public battle over the online auction giant's corporate governance. Last month, Icahn nominated … More: continued here
Read More »eBay's John Donahoe talks Icahn
"It's the fundamental direction and the fundamental opportunity we're going after." More: continued here
Read More »The USPS Spent $180000 On An Empty Post Office Over Six Years – The Consumerist
The USPS Spent $180000 On An Empty Post Office Over Six YearsThe ConsumeristIn case you haven't heard, the United States Postal Service has been in some troubled financial waters in the last few years, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars it owes the government in payments to …
Read More »Ebay to Shareholders: Vote Against Icahn Nominees
EBay urged its shareholders to vote against the two directors whom activist investor Carl Icahn nominated to its board. Meanwhile, Icahn says he has gathered evidence against Donahoe. More: continued here
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