Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.’s PayPal division, as its new CEO, the fourth one in less than five years for the struggling Internet company. More: continued here

PennLive.com Future Of Northbrook's Post Offices Looks Secure–For NowPatch.comAs change descends on US Postal Service, Northbrook's two post offices appear to be protected. By Glenn Wall The white and blue vans line up outside the post office on Dundee Road. Unless you live under a rock, chances are you've heard …

Stocks: New Year's rally fizzlingCNNCompanies: Before the opening bell, Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) shares dropped 1.6% on reports that the search engine will name eBay's (EBAY, Fortune 500) PayPal President Scott Thompson as its new CEO. Shares of eBay fell 1.1%. …and more » More: continued here

Irish Independent Man quizzed on post office raid bidBelfast TelegraphA man entered the post office and produced what was believed to be a firearm but fled empty-handed when he spotted gardai nearby. Elsewhere, gardai are continuing to investigate two separate raids. Two men carrying a gun and a hammer held …

All Things Digital eBay's John Donahoe Shocked by Executive's Departure to Yahoo (Internal Memo)All Things DigitalThompson, who is currently in charge of one of eBay's fastest-growing divisions, PayPal, will start at Yahoo next week. This morning, we got our hands on the internal memo that eBay's CEO John Donahoe sent …

AllThingsD reports that PayPal President Scott Thompson is the top candidate for Yahoo’s soon-to-be announced top spot. A departure by Thompson would put a major hole in eBay’s executive bench. More: continued here

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Acme Packet, EBay, Juniper, Life Partners: US Equity MoversBusinessWeekEBay Inc. (EBAY US) fell 4.2 percent to $30.03 after sinking as much as 5.7 percent, the most intraday since Oct. 20. Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO US) said it hired Scott Thompson of EBay's PayPal business as its chief executive officer. LCA-Vision Inc. …

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TechCrunch Ebay Boss John Donahoe To Serve PayPal's Interim PresidentTechCrunchWell, now that he's leaving and officially starts at Yahoo on January 9, ebay's current CEO will step up and also serve as PayPal's president. He announced the move this morning in an internal PayPal memo (embedded below) where he also …