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Amid Carl Icahn's Attacks, eBay Chairman Pierre Omidyar Defends Board …TechCrunchActivist investor Carl Icahn has been getting more aggressive with his proposal that eBay spin off PayPal as its own company, issuing open letters over the past few days attacking board members Scott Cook and Marc Andreessen, as well as …

Carl Icahn has a mouth that moves markets, and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar is cashing in on all the talk. More: continued here

UPDATE 1-Icahn challenges eBay to public debateReutersIcahn, who disclosed a 2.15 percent stake in the e-commerce giant last week, had accused two long-time eBay board members, Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook, of having business interests that directly competed with eBay. In his third letter to eBay … More: continued here

NEW YORK (The Deal) — Carl Icahn and eBay  continued to trade barbs on Thursday, with the investor once again challenging the integrity of certain eBay directors while the company's founders and chairman came to their defense. Icahn, who is pushing for eBay to spin off its PayPal unit, on …

Icahn, EBay Clash in PayPal Spinoff DebateFox BusinessIcahn, who disclosed a 2.15% stake in eBay on Monday, called the company's board “dysfunctional” and singled out board members Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook as “value-driven for themselves.” In a new open letter to shareholders posted on … More: continued here

EBay Calls Icahn's Claims 'False' as Activist Ups AttackBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) and activist investor Carl Icahn stepped up their attacks against one another in an escalating clash over the company's board and its governance practices. Icahn, who last month proposed that EBay spin off its PayPal electronic … More: continued …

Icahn, eBay trade barbs as feud over governance escalatesReutersIcahn, who last month called for eBay to sell off its fast-growing PayPal payments business, called corporate governance at the e-commerce giant "dysfunctional" in his second letter to eBay shareholders this week. The activist investor, who has a 2.15 … More: continued …

Hedge-fund mogul Carl Icahn released a fresh open letter to eBay stockholders Thursday renewing his attacks on the company and on the alleged conflicts of its board members. More: continued here

eBay Inc. recently entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) for the expansion of trade and investment in the world's largest economy. More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – The battle between eBay and Carl Icahn escalated Thursday as the two sides traded blows in new public statements. Pierre Omidyar, eBay's chairman and founder, blasted the billionaire investor who he said is "making unsubstantiated claims about our company and deliberately impugning the integrity of our …