Raider Icahn takes aim at eBay

Corporate raider Carl Icahn took aim at eBay Monday, calling it to hive off payments unit PayPal while blasting its directors for conflicts of interest and its CEO as "asleep". In a harsh attack on the online marketplace and auction site, Icahn said eBay needs to unleash PayPal to allow …

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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 disclosed a 2.15% stake in the e-commerce giant, said in a letter to …

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Tech Stocks: EBay rises, fires back after Icahn attack

EBay Inc. is one of the most-notable gainers in the tech sector Monday, as the online retailer’s shares climb even as activist investor Carl Icahn set his sights on the company and what he views as irresponsibility on the part of its board of directors. More: continued here

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Icahn accuses eBay board members of conflicts of interest

By Nadia Damouni, Chris Peters and Phil Wahba (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 also …

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Steve Jobs, Video Games to Appear on US Postage Stamps – PC Magazine

Steve Jobs, Video Games to Appear on US Postage StampsPC MagazineApple's late co-founder Steve Jobs may have been instrumental in ushering old-fashioned "snail mail" towards obsolescence, but he could be among the celebrated individuals featured in a future lineup of U.S. postage stamps, according to The Washington … More: continued here

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