Cable to scrutinise Royal Mail chief’s pay – The Guardian

The Guardian Cable to scrutinise Royal Mail chief's payThe GuardianA politically toxic battle over the £1.5m pay of Royal Mail boss Moya Greene looks likely to intensify as the government suggested it might block any large increases in executive remuneration. The move by Vince Cable's Department for Business comes … …

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Apple’s original Mac can fetch $1598 on eBay – CNET (blog)

Apple's original Mac can fetch $1598 on eBayCNET (blog)Since then, the Mac, like other Apple products, floated around eBay's marketplace, losing value as other personal computers took its place, according to eBay, which released a few sales stats to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Mac this week.and more » More: …

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Carl Icahn Pressing eBay For PayPal Spinoff, Board Seats

Payment platform PayPal has been one of the biggest money-makers for eBay, but if activist investor Carl Icahn gets his way, the e-commerce platform would have to envision a future without one of its best sources of revenue: In eBay's fourth quarter earnings report, released Wednesday afternoon, the company announced …

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Icahn wants eBay to spin off Paypal; eBay balks

Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Ebay Inc and is proposing a spin-off of the company's fast-growing PayPal division, but the e-commerce giant rebuffed the overture, setting the stage for a potential battle with the activist investor. EBay, which bought PayPal for $1.5 billion in 2002 and has considered …

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Icahn Adds eBay To His Targets In Technology – New York Times

New York Times Icahn Adds eBay To His Targets In TechnologyNew York TimesIn the news release accompanying results, eBay said that Mr. Icahn had submitted a nonbinding proposal to spin off its PayPal business and that he had nominated two of his employees as candidates for eBay's board. Mr. Icahn's …

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eBay Earnings: What to Watch – Wall Street Journal (blog)

eBay Earnings: What to WatchWall Street Journal (blog)When eBay delivers fourth-quarter earnings after the close of trading Wednesday, investors will be keen to see how the results stack up against the company's conservative guidance, and whether the PayPal online payments business continues its strong … More: continued here

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