EBay, Icahn battle escalates with new exchange

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 …

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eBay founder lashes out at Carl Icahn

(Credit: eBay) Carl Icahn has officially been told off by eBay's founder, board chairman, and largest shareholder, namely Pierre Omidyar. In a statement released Thursday, Omidyar accused Icahn of "making unsubstantiated claims" about eBay. He also defended the decision not to spin off the PayPal unit and stood behind the …

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