EBay Says Icahn Proposes PayPal Spinoff – Bloomberg

EBay Says Icahn Proposes PayPal SpinoffBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) said activist investor Carl Icahn has proposed splitting off its PayPal online payments unit and is nominating two of his employees to join the board, sending shares of the largest online marketplace surging. Icahn earlier this month … More: continued here

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eBay Shoots Down Icahn’s Spinoff Idea – Bloomberg

eBay Shoots Down Icahn's Spinoff IdeaBloombergJan. 22 (Bloomberg) –- Bloomberg's Brad Stone reports Carl Icahn's proposal to break up eBay and why he thinks eBay and PayPal should remain as one company. He speaks to Cory Johnson and Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's “Bloomberg West. More: continued here

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eBay spikes on Icahn proposal

Shares of eBay soared in after-hours trading after the online auction website revealed that activist investor Carl Icahn is urging the company to break up. More: continued here

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Icahn wants eBay to spin off PayPal – PCWorld

Icahn wants eBay to spin off PayPalPCWorldActivist investor Carl Icahn has proposed that eBay spin off its payments unit PayPal into a separate company. The e-commerce company has rejected the proposal, as it holds that payment is an integral part of commerce. Icahn, who had previously opposed … More: continued here

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EBay dismisses Icahn proposal to spin off Paypal – Reuters

EBay dismisses Icahn proposal to spin off PaypalReuters(Reuters) – 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 … …

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