EBay founder rejects Icahn's call for PayPal spinoff

REUTERS – EBay Inc (NSQ:EBAY) founder and Chairman Pierre Omidyar rejected investor Carl Icahn's call to separate the company's fast-growing PayPal payments unit, saying the businesses were better off together. Omidyar, who is the largest shareholder in eBay with a stake of 8.37 percent, said separating PayPal from eBay was …

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Cuomo games food stamp cut – Politico

Politico Cuomo games food stamp cutPoliticoNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a plan for thwarting the will of Congress and recovering $457 million per year in food stamp cuts his state faces due to changes in the new farm bill. He just needs New York to contribute another $6 million …

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