The State of Starbucks
thebigmoney.com 3/20/2009 — Most years, Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks, uses the annual shareholders meeting to introduce a major new product or a cool new piece of coffee-making equipment . Something buzzworthy. At this year's meeting , held in Seattle on ...

Starbucks And The Resurrection Of The Middle Class
247wallst.com 5/4/2009 — Consumer spending by America’s large middle class is an important indicator of economic recovery. GDP numbers from last quarter and opinions from the Federal Open Market Committee may not be as accurate an indicator of the health of the middle class ...

Starbucks Shared Planet
starbucks.com 11/3/2008 — If you vote, Starbucks buys your coffee On November 4, 2008, Starbucks will give voters a free tall brewed coffee at participating U.S. stores. This initiative kicks off with a 60-second ad during the final pre-election edition of Saturday Night Live ...

Video - Money Minute: CEO Pay, P and G, Starbucks
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 6/11/2009 — The Obama administration says it won't try to directly limit executive compensation, choosing instead to try to tame executive pay through shareholder pressure. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports.

Starbucks to open more London cafés
telegraph.co.uk 4/1/2009 — Howard Schultz, chief executive, speaking as Starbucks launched a new instant coffee drink in West London, said the company will open new stores in order to maintain its position as Britain's number one coffee chain. "People are voting every day and ...

Starbucks Reports Dismal Quarter
valueplays.blogspot.com 4/29/2009 — I did not know they were reporting today when I wrote this . Glad to see management helped cement my points.. Starbucks late today reported fiscal second-quarter net income fell 77% to $25 million, or 3 cents a share, due to charges to close stores. A year ago, Starbucks earned $108.7 million, ...

Business & Technology | More layoffs expected at Starbucks | Seattle Times Newspaper
seattletimes.nwsource.com 1/24/2009 — Another big round of layoffs is expected at Starbucks, possibly 1,000 people — a third of its headquarters employees — and some district managers and field employees, according to an e-mail sent to a stock brokerage's customers Friday. "The cuts might ...

Starbucks won't slug it out in ad wars
seattlepi.nwsource.com 12/11/2008 — McDonald's has erected a billboard in sight of Starbucks headquarters declaring "four bucks is dumb." Starbucks employees driving northbound can see the billboard on their way into the city. Will Starbucks respond in kind? Unlikely.

Video - Pre Market: Starbucks
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 1/29/2009 — 01/29/09 The stories, data, and stocks that may have the greatest impact during the next trading session.

Comment on Starbucks Closing List by John
wallstrip.com 3/13/2009 — Your work is marvelous!!

Google Kills Paper — The Big Money 2/12/2009
The long, slow death of the paper industry continues apace, as email and cloud computing render it increasingly irrelevant. But today's news contains a particularly apt metaphor for the industry's woes. Google has announced that it will buy the ...

Lexington: The war over Lincoln — The Economist: Full print edition 2/12/2009
America is throwing a big birthday party for its 16th president, and everyone wants a share ILLINOIS has been calling itself “the land of Lincoln” for decades. This week the entire country is laying claim to the title. Every place with a ...

Starbucks Goes Instant — The Big Money 2/13/2009
Much of the media reaction to Via, Starbucks' forthcoming instant-coffee product , has tended to characterize the introduction as an example of Starbucks slumming it, trying to attract or retain price-conscious consumers.   " It's a bold move ...