The annual “World’s Most Admired Companies” report released todaylists FedEx as the No. 8 ranked company overall, and No. 1 in the delivery industry. The survey measures nine attributes related to financial performance and corporate reputation. More: continued here
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EBay CEO Donahoe's Total Pay for 2013 Sinks 53 PercentTIME… Pay for 2013 Sinks 53 Percent. AP / Tom Murphy. 10:10 AM ET. EBay Inc. CEO John J. Donahoe's total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 percent compared with 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $23 million …
Read More »Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Ebay Auction to Cash in on Tragedy – International Business Times UK
Ubergizmo Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Ebay Auction to Cash in on TragedyInternational Business Times UKAn auction on eBay was looking for $5,000 in order to secure the url with the seller – called chypriotte – claiming: "Buy this domain today and sell it later on for thousands of dollars. …
Read More »Post office: No extended hours on tax days – La Crosse Tribune – La Crosse Tribune
Post office: No extended hours on tax days – La Crosse TribuneLa Crosse TribuneProcrastinators, beware: The La Crosse post office will not offer extended hours on tax deadline days this year. The final pickup time for outgoing mail on tax days — and every mail service day — is 3:45 …
Read More »EBay rejects Icahn’s nominees for board – The Seattle Times
EBay rejects Icahn's nominees for boardThe Seattle TimesEBay Inc. said Monday its four directors up for reelection — CEO John Donahoe, company co-founder and managing director Fred Anderson, Intuit co-founder Scott Cook, and former Agilent Technologies CEO Edward Barnholt — should be supported by … More: continued here
Read More »Backus uses eBay experience to study consumer behavior – Cornell Chronicle
Backus uses eBay experience to study consumer behaviorCornell ChronicleAfter earning his Ph.D. in economics in 2012, Matt Backus took a somewhat unusual postdoctoral position. Instead of heading off to the ivy-covered walls of a university, he joined other academics at eBay Research Labs. Backus, a new assistant professor … More: …
Read More »FedEx distribution center could create hundreds of new jobs in Palm Springs.
A new proposed FedEx distribution center is expected to help create dozens, if not hundreds of brand new jobs in Palm Springs. More: continued here
Read More »Post office network must continue to modernise, says Rabbitte
Minister repeats that there is no Government plan to close post offices More: continued here
Read More »St. Louis Park Post Office Reopens after Evacuation – KSTP.com
St. Louis Park Post Office Reopens after EvacuationKSTP.comThe Elmwood Branch Post Office in St. Louis Park was evacuated Tuesday due to a sloping roof, firefighters say. Assistant Fire Chief Cary Smith said the sloping roof was because of the weight of the melting snow. "The roof drain got clogged frozen, …
Read More »Icahn’s war of words with eBay: A fight that pits Wall Street against Silicon … – Economic Times
Economic Times Icahn's war of words with eBay: A fight that pits Wall Street against Silicon …Economic TimesAndreessen, long considered Silicon Valley royalty because he co-founded Netscape and was an early investor in Facebook, has come under attack from Icahn for his role as a board member of eBay. Icahn …
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