Wall Street Journal (blog) Icahn vs. EBay: The War of Words ContinuesWall Street Journal (blog)On Thursday, Pierre Omidyar, eBay's chairman and founder, defended the records of two directors targeted by Mr. Icahn, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook, the CEO of Intuit, as well as eBay's CEO John Donahoe. …
Read More »Icahn, eBay War of Words Rages On – Fox Business
Icahn, eBay War of Words Rages OnFox BusinessActivist investor Carl Icahn refuses to back down as eBay (EBAY) continues to engage him in a war of words over the company's corporate governance and the future of PayPal. On Thursday morning, Icahn released his third open letter this week. More: continued …
Read More »Ebay Founder Omidyar Has Made $450 Million Since Icahn Attack – Forbes
Forbes Ebay Founder Omidyar Has Made $450 Million Since Icahn AttackForbesEbay shares have soared since Icahn released an open letter attacking the company on February 24th. Since the first letter, eBay shares have jumped more than 7.5% percent. That's resulted in a paper gain of about $450 million for Omidyar, …
Read More »Here’s a Plan to Save the Post Office and Give the Working Poor a Break | Blog … – BillMoyers.com
TheAlternativePress.com Here's a Plan to Save the Post Office and Give the Working Poor a Break | Blog …BillMoyers.comYour friendly local post office may have an honorable history, but it's facing tough times, including a fiscal crisis and, more generally, a struggle to keep pace with growing digital communication technologies. …
Read More »Part of eBay's Icahn Rebuttal Supported by SEC Filings
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission support eBay's claims that board member Scott Cook's business interests don't overlap much with its PayPal online payments division. Cook, a founder and large shareholder of Intuit , has been accused by billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn of having …
Read More »Icahn, eBay Trade More Barbs – TheStreet.com
Icahn, eBay Trade More BarbsTheStreet.comIcahn, who is pushing for eBay to spin off its PayPal unit, on Tuesday sent a letter to shareholders accusing eBay directors Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook of putting their personal financial interests ahead of shareholders. The investor, owner of 2 … More: continued here
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The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated at the head post office in T Nagar in Chennai by Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »India’s first post office savings bank ATM inaugurated in Chennai
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated the ATM service at Thiyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail bans delivery on whole street after Winston the dog bites postman
Residents of Worcester Road, a cul-de-sac in Whitebirk, Blackburn, Lancashire, have been told they must now collect their post from the local delivery office. More: continued here
Read More »Icahn Pushes eBay For Public Debate – Wall Street Journal
Icahn Pushes eBay For Public DebateWall Street JournalMr. Icahn, who recently disclosed a 2.2% eBay stake, has pushed eBay to spin off its PayPal electronic-payments unit, saying the business is worth more as a stand-alone company. He has also brought up concerns of potential conflict of interest on the … More: …
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