Watchdog: Scam gets veteran seller kicked off eBayPioneer PressRobin of St. Paul had been selling items on eBay off and on for about 15 years, supplementing her income and filling in the gaps between jobs. Last fall, she ran into a problem that opened her eyes to a nationwide scam. …
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Back in 2007, when the PGA Tour held its first season with a FedEx Cup points race and a FedEx Cup playoff series of four events at the end of the year, there was some concern among fans and media on the West Coast that the backloading of the schedule …
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More than 100 care packages meant for troops serving in Afghanistan are just sitting at a postal office in DeKalb County. The packages were sent out months ago by the King’s Bridge Retirement Community Center on Briarcliff Drive. “I’m real confused as to why that would be. We had …
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FAYETTEVILLE — Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Detectives have charged a local Fed Ex facility manager with taking packages, some of which contained iPads. More: continued here
Read More »Carl Icahn Doesn’t Even Want to Dignify EBay With a Proxy Fight – Bloomberg
Carl Icahn Doesn't Even Want to Dignify EBay With a Proxy FightBloombergWhen we last checked in on Carl Icahn's efforts to get eBay Inc. to spin off PayPal Inc., a month ago, I speculated about why Icahn might be pursuing a proxy fight in such a big company. With only …
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Louisiana's social services department has stripped food stamps from six people who deliberately overspent their monthly benefits when the electronic service was down in October. More: continued here
Read More »Carl Icahn’s eBay battle gets nasty – CNN
CNN Carl Icahn's eBay battle gets nastyCNNOn Monday, the activist investor issued an open letter to shareholders of the global commerce company in which he excoriated eBay's (EBAY, Fortune 500) management and board for various alleged conflicts of interest and lapses in corporate governance.Icahn, eBay trade accusations as fight escalatesReutersCarl …
Read More »Cheney: Obama would ‘much rather spend the money on food stamps’ than military – Daily Caller
Opposing Views Cheney: Obama would 'much rather spend the money on food stamps' than militaryDaily CallerFormer Vice President Dick Cheney responded Monday night to the Obama administration's proposal to cut the U.S. Army to its lowest point since before World War II. Calling into Fox News' “Hannity,” Cheney declared the …
Read More »EBay tells Icahn it’s sticking with PayPal – Los Angeles Times
EBay tells Icahn it's sticking with PayPalLos Angeles TimesOn Monday, Icahn said in a blistering letter to shareholders that eBay's"complete disregard for accountability at eBay is the most blatant we have ever seen" and called out two directors and the CEO specifically for "lapses in corporate government.". More: continued here
Read More »Icahn Claims Governance Lapses at EBay – MarketWatch
Icahn Claims Governance Lapses at EBayMarketWatchMr. Icahn last month disclosed holding a 2% stake in eBay and said he was prepared for a proxy fight to win two seats on the company's board and push it to calve off its PayPal unit. But after doing further research, Mr. Icahn said …
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