Icahn hits out at Andreessen over eBay role – Financial Times

Icahn hits out at Andreessen over eBay roleFinancial TimesCarl Icahn has launched a stinging attack on Marc Andreessen, one of the heavyweights of Silicon Valley venture capital, accusing him of conflicts of interest in his role as a board member at eBay and demanding he step down from the post. …

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Icahn takes aim at eBay corporate governance – MarketWatch

MarketWatch Icahn takes aim at eBay corporate governanceMarketWatchIcahn last month disclosed holding a 2% stake in eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and said he was prepared for a proxy fight to win two seats on the company's board and push it to calve off its PayPal unit. But after doing further research, Icahn …

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La. disqualifies food stamps for 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: …

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Icahn, eBay trade accusations as fight escalates

By Nadia Damouni and Phil Wahba NEW YORK (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 payments business. Icahn, who …

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eBay and investor Icahn trade jabs

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 24 (UPI) — U.S. Internet giant eBay said activist investor Carl Icahn was "mudslinging," in an effort to have two board directors replaced with his own representatives. More: continued here

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