Economic Times Icahn's war of words with eBay: A fight that pits Wall Street against Silicon …Economic TimesAndreessen, long considered Silicon Valley royalty because he co-founded Netscape and was an early investor in Facebook, has come under attack from Icahn for his role as a board member of eBay. Icahn has accused him of various…
Driver crashes into Edwardsville post officeKMBC Kansas CityWhen people like Reed came to the post office to pick up their mail, they saw a sign informing them that 500 post office boxes that were here will be moved to a post office on North 78th Street in Kansas City, Kan. "It's quite inconvenient," said ……
Wall Street Journal Cheat and Eat Food StampsWall Street JournalIt's been merely a month since Congress passed a putatively slimmer $1 trillion farm bill, and, surprise, Democrats have already wiped out most of its speculative $800 million in savings this year by gaming new food-stamp eligibility rules. Republicans … More: continued here
Curacola temporarily takes reins at Brush Post OfficeBrush News TribuneAtwood Colorado Postmaster Dick Cucarola is taking a break from his usual helm and serving as interim postmaster at the Brush Post Office following the retirement Brush Postmaster Kevin Fergus a few months ago. Cucarola has served as the postmaster in …and more » More: continued here
Lukewarm response to 'My Stamp'Times of IndiaThere are postal stamps of famous people, national leaders and subjects and objects of common interest. However, the department started the 'My Stamp' initiative from last year under which a set of 12 stamps is made available to a person. The … More: continued here
eBay Changes DSRs in Spring Seller UpdateEcommerceByteseBay sellers can expect some major changes to seller performance standards in this year's Spring Seller Update from eBay. eBay will replace the four individual Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs) as the main way eBay evaluates seller performance with a new …The new eBay: giving shoppers a better retail experienceThe GuardianeBay…
Privatising The Royal Mail– Lessons for Australia Post?Pro Bono AustraliaThe plan to privatise the UK Royal Mail had a long gestation period – the last Labour Government had only retreated from it when faced with union opposition and the spectre of a large pension deficit liability that it could not stomach accepting. It … More:…
Icahns Board Nominees Rejected by eBayZacks.comThe activist investor (owns about 2% of eBay stock), Icahn proposed to nominate two of his employees — Daniel Ninivaggi and Jonathan Christodoro — to eBay board. However, the company rejected both the candidates as being unqualified for the position … More: continued here
St. Louis Park Post Office Evacuated Due to Sloping RoofKSTP.comThe Elmwood Branch Post Office in St. Louis Park was evacuated Tuesday due to a sloping roof, firefighters say. Assistant Fire Chief Cary Smith said the sloping roof was because of the weight of the melting snow. "The roof drain got clogged frozen, and …and more »…
Total pay for EBay CEO sank 53 percent in 2013Salt Lake TribuneEBay Inc. CEO John J. Donahoe's total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 percent compared with 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $23 million in stock awards. The San Jose, Calif., company, which is sparring with activist … More: continued here