Carl Icahn Doesn't Even Want to Dignify EBay With a Proxy FightBloombergWhen we last checked in on Carl Icahn's efforts to get eBay Inc. to spin off PayPal Inc., a month ago, I speculated about why Icahn might be pursuing a proxy fight in such a big company. With only …

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CNN Carl Icahn's eBay battle gets nastyCNNOn Monday, the activist investor issued an open letter to shareholders of the global commerce company in which he excoriated eBay's (EBAY, Fortune 500) management and board for various alleged conflicts of interest and lapses in corporate governance.Icahn, eBay trade accusations as fight escalatesReutersCarl …

Opposing Views Cheney: Obama would 'much rather spend the money on food stamps' than militaryDaily CallerFormer Vice President Dick Cheney responded Monday night to the Obama administration's proposal to cut the U.S. Army to its lowest point since before World War II. Calling into Fox News' “Hannity,” Cheney declared the …

EBay tells Icahn it's sticking with PayPalLos Angeles TimesOn Monday, Icahn said in a blistering letter to shareholders that eBay's"complete disregard for accountability at eBay is the most blatant we have ever seen" and called out two directors and the CEO specifically for "lapses in corporate government.". More: continued here

Icahn Claims Governance Lapses at EBayMarketWatchMr. Icahn last month disclosed holding a 2% stake in eBay and said he was prepared for a proxy fight to win two seats on the company's board and push it to calve off its PayPal unit. But after doing further research, Mr. Icahn said …

Billionaire Carl Icahn has been pressuring EBay to spin off PayPal, its online payment business, but EBay has said it's not interested in separating its fastest growing segment. EBay Inc. and activist shareholder Carl Icahn are escalating their war of words over PayPal.         More: continued here

The Post Office as Payday Lender? Return to SenderWall Street JournalMany countries currently provide financial services through post offices. The U.S. Postal Service has a strong brand, a large footprint and even some experience with financial services: It sells money orders and, for about 50 years until 1967, it let …

Ebay Responds To Carl Icahn's 'Mudslinging Attacks' About Its BoardBusiness InsiderEbay responded that it would prefer to discuss the reasons about why the two companies should stay together with its shareholders in a "constructive and substantive" way, rather than through Icahn's "mudslinging attacks." Here's the full letter: New … More: …

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