Hongkong Post will issue a set of special stamps and other philatelic products on March 27, featuring Hong Kong’s weather phenomena. The collection introduces seven common weather wonders in Hong Kong, including rainbows, frost, clouds, lightning, fog, rain and typhoons. The stamp on the $20 Stamp Sheetlet shows Typhoon Vicente …
Read More »eBay cuts chief executive John Donahoe’s pay by 53% – BBC News
eBay cuts chief executive John Donahoe's pay by 53%BBC NewsE-commerce giant eBay has cut the total compensation of its chief executive, John Donahoe, by more than half. Mr Donahoe was paid $13.8m (£8.3m), including salary and bonus, in 2013, down from $29.7m a year ago. While his basic salary rose …
Read More »EBay CEO's pay for 2013 sinks 53%
EBay CEO John Donahoe's total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 per cent compared with 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $US23 million ($A25.5 million) in stock awards. The Californian company, which is sparring with activist investor Carl Icahn over board seats and its future direction, also …
Read More »FedEx Earns No. 8Spot on the FORTUNE Worlds Most Admired Companies List
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
Read More »EBay CEO Donahoe’s Total Pay for 2013 Sinks 53 Percent – TIME
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 …
Read More »Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Ebay Auction to Cash in on Tragedy – International Business Times UK
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. …
Read More »Post office: No extended hours on tax days – La Crosse Tribune – La Crosse Tribune
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 …
Read More »EBay rejects Icahn’s nominees for board – The Seattle Times
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Read More »Backus uses eBay experience to study consumer behavior – Cornell Chronicle
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: …
Read More »FedEx distribution center could create hundreds of new jobs in Palm Springs.
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
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