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eBay And PayPal To Split Into Two Separate CompaniesTechCrunch (blog)eBay and PayPal are going their separate ways, with the payments company moving out from under the eBay umbrella to form its own, publicly-traded company. The move follows a strategic review conducted by eBay, Inc. and its Board of Directors, and …

(Reuters) – EBay Inc agreed on Tuesday to spin off its payments unit, PayPal, in the second half of 2015, after rebuffing activist investor Carl Icahn's proposal in January. Following are comments by eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe on PayPal spinoff since then: Jan. 22 – During fourth-quarter earnings call …

BBC News eBay to split off PayPal online payment businessBBC NewsE-commerce site eBay is planning to split off its payments system PayPal into a separate company. News of the move, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2015, sent eBay's shares 7% higher. It is a …

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Forbes Ebay And PayPal To Split: Carl Icahn And Elon Musk Wish Comes TrueForbesEbay Ebay and PayPal are going their separate ways. Today eBay announced that its fast growing PayPal division will be spun off as a new company in 2015. In 2013 PayPal moved $180 billion in 26 currencies …

Ebay to spin off payments arm PayPalFinancial TimesEbay is spinning off its PayPal unit as a separate company, handing a major victory to activist investor Carl Icahn over the future of the rapidly growing payments processing unit acquired 12 years ago by the ecommerce group. The US company announced … …

Sell EBAY Stock … Once the PayPal Spinoff Is CompleteInvestorplace.comeBayNew185 Sell EBAY Stock … Once the PayPal Spinoff Is Complete The idea of a PayPal spinoff from eBay has been kicking around for years, or ever since it became embarrassingly obvious that PayPal was growing faster — and would one …

Inside the recent news from eBay which is finally spinning off its popular PayPal unit. More: continued here

CNET eBay, PayPal to split into separate companies in 2015CNETThe move marks the end of what has been seen as an awkward partnership since eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion in 2002. The deal was initially pitched as a way for eBay to boost PayPal transactions by driving auction participants …

Toronto Star PayPal and eBay reach a fork in the road, announce split following pressure …Toronto StarAlmost a year after billionaire Carl Icahn opened a proxy fight pushing for the spinoff of PayPal, eBay President and CEO John Donahoe said Tuesday that, “The industry landscape is changing, and each business …