Founder Pierre Omidyar Sells The World On eBayInvestor’s Business DailyOmidyar was eBay's CEO from 1995 to 1998 and is still the company's chairman, overseeing a stock that has shot up over 1700% in 13 years. AP View Enlarged Image Omidyar loved it. "I taught myself how to program in Basic," …
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Eight arrested over Hove post office robberyBBC NewsEight people have been questioned by police investigating the robbery of a post office in Sussex. Four women and three men were detained following police raids on properties in Hove, Shoreham and Worthing, while a fourth man was arrested in Brighton. …Arrests made …
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USA Today Justin Bieber's Hair Sells for $40668 on eBay in Charity AuctionStyleBistroJustin Bieber's lock of hair that was put on auction on ebay is sold out for a whopping $40668. A lock from Justin Bieber's freshly-chopped tresses was put to auction on eBay last week after he'd gifted it …
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Here's A Publisher Who's Fine With Apple's 30% Tax On SubscriptionsSan Francisco ChronicleBut here's a guy who says he's okay with it: Alex Kazim, founder and CEO of news aggregation platform Ongo, who also used to work at Skype, eBay, PayPal, and very long ago, was a software developer at …
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The next casualty of government cost cutting could be your local post office, as the United States Postal Service this month begins the process of closing 2,000 offices and reviewing 16,000 others, about half the country’s post offices. More: continued here
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FedEx Corp. is once again among the world’s most admired companies, according to a survey published in FORTUNE magazine. More: continued here
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