According to Reuters, Obama faces backlash due to AIG (AIG) compensation issues which could set bank his efforts to salvage the financial system. Reuters reports that Lehman will put two of its…
According, to Reuters, GM (GM) and Chrysler have asked for another $22 billion. Reuters reports that the SEC has charged Alan Stamford with “massive fraud.” Reuters reports that Trump’s image is being…
It the race to give shareholders good returns and keep profits high, companies are often faced with whether or not to change the marketing and pricing of valuable brands. It creates a…
According to Reuters, Obama is working on a program to help some homeowners pay their mortgages. Reuters reports that Wall St’s appetite to slim down perks will begin to face tests. Reuters…
Starbucks (SBUX) announced today that customers will be able to buy a coffee and breakfast item for $3.95. Can Starbucks afford to do that with its relatively high costs of real estate,…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Nissan forecast an annual loss. Reuters reports that the Treasury has delayed it bank bailout announcement. Reuters writes that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) will channel new…
Eight O’Clock Coffee 100% Colombian at $6.28 per pound ranked number one in Consumer Reports’ tests of 19 ground coffees, besting Folgers, Maxwell House, and Starbucks— America’s best-selling ground coffees. The independent…
Continuing jobless claims rose by 159,000 in the week ended Jan. 17 to a seasonally adjusted 4.78 million, the most since the government’s records began in 1967. The number of unemployed people…
According to Reuters, Nasdaq will turn to Asia for much of its future growth Reuters reports that the new bank bailout could cost as much as $2 trillion. Reuters writes that the…
Starbucks (SBUX) posted bad earnings for last quarter. Over the last 2 years Starbucks expanded extensively, refusing to recognize that there was a limit to the number of people who would pay…
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has posted disappointing earnings. The coffee giant reported $0.15 non-GAAP EPS and $2.62 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters (First Call) had estimates were $0.17 EPS and $2.69 billion…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Samsung had its first ever quarterly loss. Reuters reports that Pfizer (PFE) is in takeover talks with Wyeth (WYE), a deal that would be worth $60 billion. Reuters reports…
Most people who are in business put making a profit above maintaining a good image. They would like their customers to think well of them because it drives sales. But, being a…
According to Reuters, authorities do not think Madoff could have acted alone. Reuters show that the US is sinking deeper into recession. Reuters reports that the SEC defended it response to the…
Merry Christmas you underpaid, overworked coffee barista boys and girls. Uncle Howard Schultz, your founder and CEO, has found another way to screw Starbucks (SBUX) employees, if he wants to. According to…
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