Business Insider Carl Icahn Calls Out Marc Andreessen In A New Letter To eBay ShareholdersBusiness InsiderIn the letter, Icahn describes the board's "transgressions," specifically targeting Marc Andreessen's "loyalty." He writes: Since Mr. Andreessen has been an eBay insider, he has engaged in several transactions that lead us to question his …
Read More »Icahn accuses eBay board members of conflicts of interest – Reuters UK
Icahn accuses eBay board members of conflicts of interestReuters UK(Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn accused eBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe of failing to spot – or ignoring – conflicts of interest on the company's board and called again for the spinoff of its fast-growing PayPal division. Icahn, who …
Read More »Post office asks for help in clearing path for mail – Chippewa Herald
Post office asks for help in clearing path for mailChippewa HeraldThe winter that won't end has been creating plenty of traffic problems on the roadways. It hasn't been doing any favors for the post office, either. The latest snowfall last Thursday jammed everything up pretty good, and that included access …
Read More »La. food stamps stripped because of overspending
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana's social services department said Monday it has stripped food stamps from six people who deliberately overspent their monthly benefits when the electronic service was down in October and was working to disqualify another 25 people. Details of possible fraud also have been … More: …
Read More »Food stamps taken away for deliberate overspending
Louisiana's social services department said Monday it has stripped food stamps from six people who deliberately overspent their monthly benefits when the electronic service was down in October and was working to disqualify another 25 people. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Responds to Icahn, Says It’s Keeping PayPal – Motley Fool
eBay Responds to Icahn, Says It's Keeping PayPalMotley FoolNEW YORK (AP) — eBay says it's sticking with PayPal, whether minority shareholder Carl Icahn likes it or not. The online auction site said Monday it continues to believe stockholders are best served by keeping PayPal as part of the company. eBay …
Read More »FG pressures Rabbitte on post offices
Email to TDs and Senators encourages pressure over possible post office closures More: continued here
Read More »Billionaire Carl Icahn steps up attack on eBay – CBS News
Billionaire Carl Icahn steps up attack on eBayCBS NewsThe war of words between activist investor Carl Icahn and eBay (EBAY) heated up Monday after the billionaire accused two members of the e-commerce company's board of directors of putting their own interests ahead of shareholders. According to Icahn … More: continued here
Read More »Why you should bid with Carl Icahn on eBay – Yahoo Finance (blog)
Yahoo Finance (blog) Why you should bid with Carl Icahn on eBayYahoo Finance (blog)No, the activist investor isn't bidding on a used iPhone 4s. Rather, Icahn now owns 2% of eBay's stock and wants the company to spin off its lucrative PayPal division. But that's not all. Icahn also wants …
Read More »eBay tells Carl Icahn that it is sticking with PayPal – San Jose Mercury News
eBay tells Carl Icahn that it is sticking with PayPalSan Jose Mercury NewsOn Monday, Icahn said in a blistering letter to shareholders that eBay's"complete disregard for accountability at eBay is the most blatant we have ever seen" and called out two directors and the CEO specifically for "lapses in corporate …
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