UPDATE 3-Icahn pulls proposal that eBay sell off PayPalReutersEBay said on Thursday that it had settled its proxy fight with the billionaire, who also withdrew his two nominees for the eBay board ahead of the company's annual shareholder meeting next month. In a concession to Icahn, eBay said it would …
Read More »Icahn backs down from demand that eBay spin off PayPal – Reuters
Forbes Icahn backs down from demand that eBay spin off PayPalReutersSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Carl Icahn backed off calls for eBay Inc to spin out its fast-growing PayPal payments unit on Thursday, after the billionaire investor failed to drum up support from the e-commerce company's major shareholders.Icahn settles with …
Read More »eBay, Carl Icahn end war – CNET
eBay, Carl Icahn end warCNETIcahn will withdraw his proposal that the board spin off eBay's PayPal business and that the board appoint two of his choices to the board of directors, eBay said Thursday. In return, eBay will appoint Icahn nominee David Dorman as an independent … More: continued here
Read More »Icahn says eBay shareholders resisted PayPal split: CNBC – Reuters
Icahn says eBay shareholders resisted PayPal split: CNBCReutersIcahn, who on Thursday backed off a very public campaign against the board of the Internet retailer and his own demands that PayPal be spun off, told CNBC in an interview he had not capitulated and still desired to see an eBay-PayPal split …
Read More »Ebay and activist investor Carl Icahn settle proxy fight – Los Angeles Times
Ebay and activist investor Carl Icahn settle proxy fightLos Angeles TimesThe two had been embroiled in a public spat over accusations by Icahn that two members of eBay's board of directors had conflicts of interest and that the company had failed to get the full value for Skype, a video …
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Cellphone, other time stamps may be crucial in case involving cousins killed …Press of Atlantic CityCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The accuracy of the time stamps recorded on a number of text messages, a surveillance video camera and dispatch records may play a crucial role in the case against Lower …
Read More »EBay, Icahn Settle Proxy Fight – ABC News
EBay, Icahn Settle Proxy FightABC NewsIcahn and eBay had been in an acrimonious tussle over PayPal, the e-commerce company's quickly growing mobile payment arm. Icahn, who owns about 2 percent of eBay's shares, said repeatedly the company should spin off all or part of PayPal, while … More: continued here
Read More »Runaway Royal Mail van narrowly misses Lincoln glass-panelled house – BBC News
BBC News Runaway Royal Mail van narrowly misses Lincoln glass-panelled houseBBC NewsA runaway Royal Mail van has narrowly missed hitting a glass-panelled house in Lincoln after it rolled unaccompanied down a steep hill in the city's cultural quarter. The van was being used for a delivery in Michaelgate when it …
Read More »eBay gets 'even' with Carl Icahn
eBay stock now trading lower than when Carl Icahn first disclosed stake. More: continued here
Read More »Cell phone, other time stamps may be crucial in case involving cousins killed … – Press of Atlantic City
Cell phone, other time stamps may be crucial in case involving cousins killed …Press of Atlantic CityCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The accuracy of the time stamps recorded on a number of text messages, a surveillance video camera and dispatch records may play a crucial role in the case against …
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