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Biz Brief: Former eBay Workers Say Meg Whitman Shoved Employee in 2007
Politics can be a rough-and-tumble business, but former eBay (EBAY) CEO Meg Whitman may be well cut out for it. Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor of California, was reportedly involved in an incident three years ago in which she shoved an employee, The New York Times reports, citing unnamed former employees of the online auction company.
Fiorina, Whitman and McMahon: Can Former CEOs Govern?
With Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman winning primaries last night, now is the time to wonder: When it comes to politics, is a high-powered business background an asset or a liability?
Ex-CEOs Fiorina, Whitman Win California GOP Primaries
Two pioneering Silicon Valley women, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (pictured) and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, won decisive victories in California Republican primaries Tuesday. After they won, Whitman warned career politicians that they now face their "worst nightmare": "Two business women who know how to create jobs and balance budgets."
Books@DailyFinance: eBay's Meg Whitman Looks Back in Wonder
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's memoir offers thoughts on the company that makes her volume stimulating, even if the prose could be a bit peppier. A set of maxims and lessons drawn from experience are a highlight.
Craigslist Vs. eBay in Delaware
The two Internet pioneers are facing off in a legal battle is as old as commerce itself -- a business deal gone sour. How much power eBay has on Craiglist's board of directors is the issue being hammered out in a trial that began Monday.