The annual “World’s Most Admired Companies” report released todaylists FedEx as the No. 8 ranked company overall, and No. 1 in the delivery industry. The survey measures nine attributes related to financial performance and corporate reputation. More: continued here
EBay CEO Donahoe's Total Pay for 2013 Sinks 53 PercentTIME… Pay for 2013 Sinks 53 Percent. AP / Tom Murphy. 10:10 AM ET. EBay Inc. CEO John J. Donahoe's total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 percent compared with 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $23 million in stock awards. More: continued…
Ubergizmo Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Ebay Auction to Cash in on TragedyInternational Business Times UKAn auction on eBay was looking for $5,000 in order to secure the url with the seller – called chypriotte – claiming: "Buy this domain today and sell it later on for thousands of dollars. Dozens of companies, families of…
Post office: No extended hours on tax days – La Crosse TribuneLa Crosse TribuneProcrastinators, beware: The La Crosse post office will not offer extended hours on tax deadline days this year. The final pickup time for outgoing mail on tax days — and every mail service day — is 3:45 p.m., said Tom Merfeld, supervisor…
EBay rejects Icahn's nominees for boardThe Seattle TimesEBay Inc. said Monday its four directors up for reelection — CEO John Donahoe, company co-founder and managing director Fred Anderson, Intuit co-founder Scott Cook, and former Agilent Technologies CEO Edward Barnholt — should be supported by … More: continued here
Backus uses eBay experience to study consumer behaviorCornell ChronicleAfter earning his Ph.D. in economics in 2012, Matt Backus took a somewhat unusual postdoctoral position. Instead of heading off to the ivy-covered walls of a university, he joined other academics at eBay Research Labs. Backus, a new assistant professor … More: continued here
A new proposed FedEx distribution center is expected to help create dozens, if not hundreds of brand new jobs in Palm Springs. More: continued here
Minister repeats that there is no Government plan to close post offices More: continued here
St. Louis Park Post Office Reopens after EvacuationKSTP.comThe Elmwood Branch Post Office in St. Louis Park was evacuated Tuesday due to a sloping roof, firefighters say. Assistant Fire Chief Cary Smith said the sloping roof was because of the weight of the melting snow. "The roof drain got clogged frozen, and …and more » More: continued…
Economic Times Icahn's war of words with eBay: A fight that pits Wall Street against Silicon …Economic TimesAndreessen, long considered Silicon Valley royalty because he co-founded Netscape and was an early investor in Facebook, has come under attack from Icahn for his role as a board member of eBay. Icahn has accused him of various…