CNBC.com EBay strikes back: Stick to the facts, CarlCNBC.comEarlier, Icahn took specific aim at directors Scott Cook and Marc Andreessen's links to eBay competitors. Icahn blasted what he called "corporate governance failures." He vigorously questioned why Cook was still on the board, given his stake in Intuit …eBay'on guard' after Icahn challenges board to TV…
CTV News Hockey stick described as world's oldest up for sale on eBayCTV NewsBERWICK, Pa. – Described as an artifact synonymous with Canadian culture, a curved piece of maple purported to be the world's oldest hockey stick is up for sale on eBay. The stick is believed to be about 180 years old. The owner,…
Legislative Session: Kennedy talks higher education, food stampsWWLNEW ORLEANS, La. — Monday, the Louisiana Legislature will convene for its regular session and, as usual, lawmakers will be looking at ways to balance the budget. There are several proposals on the table for legislators to consider this legislative … More: continued here
Media Matters for America (blog) The Daily Show Blasts Fox's Food Stamp WarMedia Matters for America (blog)The Daily Show's Jon Stewart lambasted Fox News' ongoing campaign to shame food stamp recipients, offering the network tipsto prevent future distortions about the program: "Food stamps are used for food. It's a fact you can remember with this…
Stymied by new rules, FedEx and UPS need permits to restart official service on all their old routes More: continued here
Icahn 'not yet begun to fight' eBay in push for PayPal spinoffReuters India(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn told eBay Inc (EBAY.O) shareholders in a new letter on Thursday he has "not yet begun to fight" to get the e-commerce company to spin off its PayPal payments unit. Icahn, who owns just over 2 percent…
1244: JP Morgan has raised its target on Royal Mail from 700p to 765p, which implies around 30 per cent upside to the current share price, after reassessing the group's pension liabilities. More: continued here
Pa. makes heating aid change to save food stampsabc27A federal farm bill enacted last month halted a practice referred to as "heat and eat" that provided more food stamps to families that received even minimal heating assistance. The farm bill required at least $20 in heating aid before higher food … More: continued here
Report: Employee caught stealing parcels from midtown post officeWSB AtlantaA spike in missing mail complaints at a midtown Atlanta U.S. Post Office led investigators to arrest a postal worker on mail obstruction charges. Investigators with the Office of the Inspector General said they observed Ronald Paige stealing packages … More: continued here
Thornton post office in Bradford is to close for refurbishment this month. More: continued here