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 …
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