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7 Ways Inflation Will Hit Americans in 2012
2:05PM 1/31/2012
Economy, Morgan Stanley , Netflix, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks
With the economy still trying to muster a recovery, and unemployment still around 8.5%, any price increases are painful. And just a month into 2012, a spate of headlines points to more hurt ahead. Here are seven ways inflation will be digging into your wallet this year:
Starbucks is renowned for its caffeinated drinks, but it isn't above spiking its beverage menu here and there. The coffee giant is adding wine and beer at up to a dozen cafes in the Southern California and Atlanta markets.
What to Watch This Week: Trains, Baby Formula, iPhones, Netflix, and Lattes
2:40PM 1/23/2012
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Investing, Earnings, Netflix, Apple, Starbucks, McDonald's, Market News
There's never a dull moment on Wall Street, especially now that 2012 is rolling into its first earnings season. Let's go over some of the items that will help shape this week, among them: railroad stocks, Apple, Netflix, the maker of infant formula Enfamil, Starbucks and McDonald's.
Stores Go Both High-Tech and Homey to Lure Shoppers In
7:00AM 1/20/2012
Retailers are spicing up their brick-and-mortar stores to keep you walking through the door. Their game plan? To design environments that are equal parts high-tech and homespun. But will the changes be enough to keep physical stores from being reduced to showrooms for e-commerce sites?
The complaint among those who don't dig Starbucks' coffee is that it tastes "burnt," or as java connoisseurs say, "bold." With those people in mind, it's trying something new. But can Starbucks' milder Blonde roast lure customers away from its budget-priced competition?
Your Starbucks Fix Is About to Cost More
11:45AM 1/03/2012
Economy, Coca-Cola Company, Starbucks, McDonald's, Food, Personal Finance
If your New Year's resolution was to pinch more pennies, Starbucks has some bad news. The coffee king is raising prices due to rising costs of coffee and milk. And they aren't the only restaurant chain getting ready to pass higher expenses on to their customers.
The Most Ethical Business in the World Is ...
7:15AM 12/06/2011
Company News, Investing, General Electric , American Express, Starbucks, Target Corp, Best Buy
Earlier this year, Ethisphere published its fifth annual list of the World's Most Ethical Companies. You'll be interested in which ones made the top of the list, but what's more important is how -- and how well they do by doing good.
Starbucks has stopped tacking on a fee for bags of coffee beans that weigh less than a pound. The Seattle coffee company eliminated the fee at its stores nationwide this month after a Massachusetts consumer-protection agency fined the company over the practice.
Starbucks to Offer More Things We Don't Need to Spend Money On
5:45PM 11/12/2011
Starbucks has long been a master at getting people to overpay for something they could consume much more cheaply at home. Now the company hopes to pull off that neat profitable trick once more, this time with juice.
Starbucks Takes on U.S. Jobs Woes with Loans, Bracelets
3:00PM 11/01/2011
On Tuesday, Starbucks launched "Create Jobs for USA," a program to raise loan funds for small businesses. We talked to CEO Howard Schultz about his concerns about gridlock in Washington, unemployment, the need for a sense of solidarity, and the role of corporate leaders in getting America out of this downturn.
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