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
eBay UK to allow Bitcoin trades, but only in classifieds for nowZDNet"Please know that per our recent policy update, Virtual Currency (ie Bitcoin and Litecoin), whether digitally or physically delivered, cannot be listed in auction-style or Buy-It-Now listing formats. eBay is opening a Virtual Currency category to allow … More: continued here
Stillwater Gazette Walls come tumbling down at old Stillwater Post OfficeStillwater GazetteDemolition of the old Stillwater Post Office next to Trinity Lutheran Church began Jan. 16. The building on Myrtle Street was scheduled for demolition to make way for a planned expansion of the church. Demolition was delayed due to the weather. The … More:…
Price Of Stamps RisesKMVTTwin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) The price of stamps is set to skyrocket this weekend. Currently stamps are 46-cents, but on Sunday, the cost will rise to 49-cents each. That may not seem like a lot, but really it's a seven percent increase. The …and more » More: continued here
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., and Nissan have announced that the two companies will begin testing the Nissan e-NV200, a battery electric compact cargo van, under real world conditions in Washington, D.C. More: continued here
EBay said Wednesday that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the online retailer and was seeking a spinoff of its PayPal financial payments unit. In the company's quarterly earnings report, eBay said Icahn and his affiliated companies this month "acquired shares and derivative securities that give him an economic interest of approximately…
BRIEF-Interview-eBay CEO says consulting with Goldman following Icahn …Reuters… Interview-eBay Inc CEO says consulting with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. following carl icahn's proposal * Ebay CEO says paypal spin-off was the only proposal put forth by carl icahn * Ebay CEO says does not know of either of icahn's board nominees. More: continued here
EBay reports 13% higher profit as activist investor Carl Icahn calls for creating a separate company around PayPal, one of the company’s most valuable assets. More: continued here
Icahn steps up pressure on Apple, eBaySan Jose Mercury NewsCUPERTINO — Activist investor Carl Icahn and his associates have increased their stake in Apple (AAPL) to more than $3 billion and are adding pressure for an unprecedented stock buyback — at the same time Icahn wants eBay (EBAY) to spin off PayPal …and more » More:…
Carl Icahn has taken a stake in eBay Inc and is proposing a spin-off of the its 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 hiving off the multibillion-dollar payments…