ABC News Could a Merger Follow the PayPal-eBay Split?ABC NewsPayPal's split from long-time partner eBay Inc. makes Carl Icahn mighty happy. But he doesn't think PayPal should stay single for long. Icahn, who months ago called on eBay to spin off the lucrative online and mobile payment service, continues to … More: continued here
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tab Bonidy carries a concealed pistol everywhere he goes. It offers him a sense of safety even in Avon, Colorado, a mountain town so small its lone post office doesn't offer home delivery. More: continued here
Slate Magazine (blog) At Long Last, eBay Sets PayPal FreeSlate Magazine (blog)Today eBay announced that it will spin PayPal off into a separate publicly traded company in 2015. Aside from being a major breakup, the move is a dramatic about-face for a company that, until very recently, had insisted its retail and payments …EBay Does…
The Philadelphia Tribune The Wilt Chamberlain U.S. postage stamp is fittingly extra tallComcast SportsNet Philadelphia (blog)Philadelphia native Wilt Chamberlain will get the honor of appearing two official U.S. postage stamps in the coming months. The design for the two stamps were recently released and one of them features an image of the NBA legend wearing…
eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) was given high marks by the market this week when the company finally capitulated to the outside pressure by Carl Icahn and others to begin the process of splitting off PayPal … More: continued here
GeekWire eBay to spin off PayPal in 2015, CEO John Donahoe stepping downGeekWireebayinc_signage Shares of eBay jumped more than six percent on Tuesday as the online retailer and marketplace announced plans to spin off its PayPal payments business in 2015, a plan that was originally proposed by activist investor Carl Icahn earlier … More: continued here
Napa Valley Register Wednesday's first look: heat returns, the Post Office remains closed, and a …Napa Valley RegisterJina Marsh, left, of Napa went to the Napa High School pool on Monday afternoon to beat the heat and teach her daughter Brianna, 5, how to swim. They were joined by scores of other Napans who went…
CBS Local Federal Court Considers Guns in Post OfficesABC NewsBonidy said the post office in Avon, a small town near Colorado's Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts, violated his Second Amendment rights by refusing to let him carry his concealed handgun into the building when he picks up his mail. The post office…Appeals Court To…
Sydney Morning Herald eBay follows Carl Icahn's advice, plans PayPal spinoff in 2015Sydney Morning HeraldeBay's agreement on Tuesday to spin off PayPal next year will give the unit more flexibility to strike deals in the rapidly evolving payments space as growth at the company's traditional e-commerce business slows. The surprise move is a huge about-face…
Ebay offers ultimate 'Buy It Now' with plans to spin off PayPalFinancial TimesThe reversal is also a setback for some of Silicon Valley's best-known figures, who had rallied round eBay's chief executive John Donahoe in recent months denouncing Mr Icahn's campaign. Ebay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar, PayPal and LinkedIn … More: continued here