Icahn adds to eBay, Navistar stakesMarketWatchNEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn made headlines revealing his stake in media company Gannett Co. (NYSE:GCI) on Thursday, but he also revealed that he took bigger stakes in eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and Navistar International … More: continued here
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Judge rules class-action suit against eBay and PayPal may proceedConsumerAffairsCourthouse News Service reports that eBay seller and lead plaintiff Maggie Campbell originally filed suit in 2012, complaining that eBay and PayPal (the payment-processing company owned by eBay and required for all eBay transactions) always side with … More: continued here
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BBC News Police sell Michaela Hutchings' designer haul on eBayBBC NewsDesigner clothes bought by a woman who went on a spending spree after she was credited with more than £51,000 in a council error are being sold by police on eBay. Michaela Hutchings, 23, from Lichfield, received money which should …
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