When Bill Me Later sold to eBay for $945 million earlier this month, it meant that the company’s cache of secrets — which would have been laid out in the registration filing for an initial public offering the company was prepping for — would never see the light of day. …
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Kevin Jones married his high school sweetheart, and he and Nancy raised their family within the same one-mile radius where he has lived his entire life. More: continued here
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Read More »EBay warns investors of Bill Me Later’s credit risk (BizJournals)
Online auctioneer eBay Inc. borrowed $1 billion to buy Baltimore’s Bill Me Later earlier this month and is warning stockholders that the online payment company exposes it to potential writedowns of $550 million in outstanding loans to customers. More: continued here
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For a second year, one of Brock May’s pampered animals was selected grand champion steer at the annual American Royal livestock show. More: continued here
Read More »Motorola on mission to keep Aura off eBay – ElectricPig.tv
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Read More »North Wales' post office staff fear for their safety – Evening Leader
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