Should you tip fast food employees? It’s no secret that the United States has a serious tipping culture. But this long-standing practice, previously reserved for personal services and sit-down restaurants, is now…
Starbucks says it will launch a secret AI barista. Will this succeed where other schemes to turn around the flagging coffee chain have failed?
Douglas A. McIntyre Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace, automating routine tasks, analyzing vast datasets, and enabling new forms of creativity that were once unimaginable. In workplaces, AI tools like chatbots…
The Trump administration has stakes in Intel, U.S. Steel, and other corporations of strategic interest. The White House is starting to look like Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
Expectations for the upcoming Starbucks earnings report are low. Perhaps it is time for a new chief executive.
Douglas A. McIntyre No matter what else Starbucks does to improve its tattered fortunes, it needs to charge less. A $3.65 very small cup of coffee is no value.
Douglas A. McIntyre Who would have thought that September would be such a good month for stocks? It’s typically the nastiest month of the year for market returns, but things were different this year. Before…
A Familiar Brew of High Hopes and Harsh Realities Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX | SBUX Price Prediction) has been brewing turnaround plans for what feels like an eternity, cycling through CEOs and strategies like…
Starbucks made a new announcement this week that will impact the way employees interact with customers, but will it move the needle as far as the company’s stocks? Doug and Lee share…
Austin Smith Live Updates Thursday Wrap-up4:09pm ETThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed at 606.62 Thursday, down 0.5%. Amazon Delivers $2.5 Billion12:01pm ETAmazon (Nasdaq: AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) will pay $2.5 billion to settle…
After a year with Brian Niccol as Starbucks CEO, the stock has underperformed the S&P 500. His efforts have thus far failed to produce a turnaround.
Douglas A. McIntyre Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) has become the face of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Since January 2023, its stock has rocketed 1,070% higher as its H100 and Blackwell AI accelerators…
A recent analysis reveals that Starbucks stores are understaffed and customers face long wait times. The company's stock continues to struggle.
Douglas A. McIntyre Starbucks will give salaried workers only a tiny pay increase. Add that to the long list of mistakes made by CEO Brian Niccol.
Douglas A. McIntyre Live Updates Tuesday Wrap-up4:05pm ETThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed at 590.16 Tuesday, up almost 1%. Don't Shop Shopify12:14pm ETOn the flip side, Phillip Securities analyst Helena Wang has downgraded Shopify (Nasdaq:…
