EBay responded to Carl Icahn's recent letter to its shareholders accusing the company's board of putting their personal profits ahead of stockholders. More: continued here
Read More »Carl Icahn vs. eBay: Which Side Should You Take? – DailyFinance
Carl Icahn vs. eBay: Which Side Should You Take?DailyFinanceThe war between Carl Icahn and eBay is getting nasty. The activist investor is accusing management of failing to spot — or even deliberately ignoring — conflicts of interest on the company's board, and he is also insisting on his proposal that …
Read More »eBay Leads Giant $133.7 Million Investment in Indian Shopping Site Snapdeal – Re/code
Economic Times eBay Leads Giant $133.7 Million Investment in Indian Shopping Site SnapdealRe/codeEBay contributed a large majority of the total investment, according to a person familiar with the deal, while existing investors took part on a smaller scale. Last spring, eBay also led a $50 million investment in Snapdeal, which …
Read More »Midday movers: TSLA, EBAY, FB & more – CNBC.com
Midday movers: TSLA, EBAY, FB & moreCNBC.comTesla continued to move higher. Reuters reporting that Panasonic is considering investing $979 million in Tesla's car battery plant. Ebay gained ground. Activist Carl Icahn said he will lay out a detailed case in the coming weeks for Ebay to spin off … More: …
Read More »Icahn, eBay trade barbs as feud over governance escalates
By Sam Forgione and Phil Wahba NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and eBay Inc took their war of words up a notch on Wednesday. Icahn, who last month called for eBay to sell off its fast-growing PayPal payments business, called corporate governance at the e-commerce giant "dysfunctional" …
Read More »Icahn Targets Silicon Valley Directors’ Club – Wall Street Journal
Icahn Targets Silicon Valley Directors' ClubWall Street JournalCarl Icahn accused eBay of lapses in corporate governance, including conflicts of interest, and has renewed his fight to split off Paypal. David Benoit reports on MoneyBeat. Photo: AP. Activist investor Carl Icahn stepped up his attack on eBay Inc … More: continued …
Read More »eBay and U.S. Dept of Commerce partner to help small businesses
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker tells Fortune how a new alliance with the tech company could help beef up exports and job creation. More: continued here
Read More »CARL ICAHN: The eBay Board Is Dysfunctional And It’s Time To End The Charade – Business Insider
CARL ICAHN: The eBay Board Is Dysfunctional And It's Time To End The CharadeBusiness InsiderIn our February 24, 2014 letter to eBay stockholders,(1) we raised what we consider to be serious and direct questions regarding corporate governance at eBay, with particular focus on the conduct of CEO John Donahoe and …
Read More »eBay and US Dept of Commerce partner to help small businesses – Fortune
eBay and US Dept of Commerce partner to help small businessesFortuneThis Tuesday, Pritzker signed a partnership with eBay (EBAY) at the company's San Jose, Calif.-based headquarters. The partnership, which ends in December, will bring eBay and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) together to work on adapting …US Department of Commerce …
Read More »eBay: attacker Icahn 'dead wrong' about company
EBay accused Wall Street activist Carl Icahn of playing with the truth Wednesday as it defended itself against a fresh assault on the company's directors. "Carl Icahn doesn't let the truth get in the way of a good story," the company said after Icahn repeated charges that eBay board member …
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