EBay founder rejects Icahn's call for PayPal spinoff

REUTERS – EBay Inc (NSQ:EBAY) founder and Chairman Pierre Omidyar rejected investor Carl Icahn's call to separate the company's fast-growing PayPal payments unit, saying the businesses were better off together. Omidyar, who is the largest shareholder in eBay with a stake of 8.37 percent, said separating PayPal from eBay was …

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Cuomo games food stamp cut – Politico

Politico Cuomo games food stamp cutPoliticoNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a plan for thwarting the will of Congress and recovering $457 million per year in food stamp cuts his state faces due to changes in the new farm bill. He just needs New York to contribute another $6 million …

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Founder of eBay blasts Icahn for ‘false’ attacks – USA TODAY

Forbes Founder of eBay blasts Icahn for 'false' attacksUSA TODAY"A new eBay shareholder, Carl Icahn, is making unsubstantiated claims about our company — and deliberately impugning the integrity of our directors," said Omidyar in a statement, which also offers full support for the board and investors Scott Cook …Carl Icahn …

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ASUCD Post Office closes temporarily – The Aggie

ASUCD Post Office closes temporarilyThe AggieFrom Feb. 5 to Feb. 17, the ASUCD Post Office temporarily closed in order to attempt to install new computers. While the ASUCD Post Office Student Director, Soua Moua, only predicted the unit to be closed for three days, complications with the … More: continued …

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