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
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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
Read More »EBay rejects Icahn board nominees, urges investors to do same – The Globe and Mail
EBay rejects Icahn board nominees, urges investors to do sameThe Globe and MailEBay Inc on Monday rejected activist investor Carl Icahn's two nominees to its board, saying both were unqualified, and urged shareholders to vote against them at its next annual meeting. Icahn, who owns just over 2 per cent …
Read More »Carl Icahn Rift Hurts eBay (EBAY)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Shares of eBay Inc are down 1.5% today following news of a rift with activist investor Carl Icahn. eBay has rejected Icahn's nominations for the company's board of directors and has asked that investors reject the nominations as well. Icahn — who owns 2% of the …
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Two men appeared at Norwich Crown Court for the theft of a till containing about £130 in cash and £70 worth of stamps which was taken from the Post Office store in Freethorpe, near Acle. More: continued here
Read More »Austin company inks eBay delivery deal – Austin Business Journal (blog)
Austin company inks eBay delivery dealAustin Business Journal (blog)Austin-based uShip will be incorporated across eBay categories that frequently contain larger-than-parcel-sized goods that weigh more than 150 pounds and have buyer-arranged shipping. The service will initially be available for eBay transactions in the …uShip, eBay ink agreement on larger-than-parcel itemsOverdrive MagazineUShip …
Read More »Postal union pickets El Cerrito Staples store
BERKELEY — Sporting sky blue T-shirts inscribed with "The U.S. mail is not for sale," some 30 postal workers, and a half-dozen activists from Citizens to Save the Berkeley Post Office fanned out around the Staples store on Saturday. More: continued here
Read More »Icahn Targets Ebay Chief Donahoe After Company Rejects Board Slate – Forbes
New York Times Icahn Targets Ebay Chief Donahoe After Company Rejects Board SlateForbesCarl Icahn's assault on Ebay Ebay began with the idea that the company's payments business PayPal would be more valuable as a standalone company. It quickly devolved into a war of words with board member Marc Andreessen and …
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