Billionaire investor Carl Icahn accused eBay Inc chief executive John Donahoe of failing to spot, or ignoring, conflicts of interest on the company's board and called again for the spinoff of its fast-growing PayPal division. Icahn, who disclosed a 2.15% stake in the e-commerce giant, said in a letter to …
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By Nadia Damouni, Chris Peters and Phil Wahba (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn accused eBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe of failing to spot – or ignoring – conflicts of interest on the company's board and called again for the spinoff of its fast-growing PayPal division. Icahn, who also …
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