5:34am ET
Retail
Starbucks (SBUX) Rushes Into Europe
Starbucks (SBUX) is going to put another 150 stores in Europe. They are closing them in the US, so perhaps it all balances out. The coffee chain has come up against competition…
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Media
Media Digest 6/12/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, InBev made $46.3 billion offer for Anheuser-Busch (BUD). Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) shareholders are demanding board changes. Reuters writes that the GM (GM) Europe sales chief sees a…
5:23am ET
Investing
Auction-Rate Securities Pinch Company Earnings
Most analysts thought that write-offs of auction-rate securities at public companies would cost shareholders. That turned out to be right. The paper was taken on board by companies that believed that it…
10:50am ET
Retail
Starbucks Worth Little More With Peltz (SBUX, WEN)
Yesterday was a more than interesting day for Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX). The stock rose more than 6% to $17.05 after funds disclosed stakes in the coffee retailing giant. Activist investor Nelson…
9:47am ET
Investing
CEOs Who Don’t Get Out Often Enough, And Some Who Do
The hallmark of some of the most successful companies over the last fifty years is that the CEOs spent a great deal of their time with customers and at company locations around…
4:49am ET
Retail
Starbucks (SBUX): The Arrogance Of Long-Term Forecasts
Starbucks began the rocky phase of its relationship with Wall St. when its former CEO said that the company would eventually have 40,000 outlets. It had well under half of that when…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:52am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, bank analysts are concerned that Citigroup’s (C) decision to raise money signals more trouble ahead for banks. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will sharply cut the number of stories…
4:36am ET
Retail
Starbucks (SBUX): New Drinks For Coffee Haters
In a sign of self-loathing, Starbucks (SBUX) is turning to non-coffee drinks to rescue it. The coffee chain will begin selling smoothies and Italian iced drinks this summer. The firm hopes the…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:51am ET
Investing
Media Digest 4/30/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the Fed will probably cut rates and them pause for some time Reuters writes that senior financiers see the current economic situation as a recession on Main Street and …
10:48am ET
Investing
Short Seller Make Killing In Starbucks (SBUX)
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has become a short seller’s dream. Shares sold short in the company moved up by 4.9 million to 39.8 million on April 15 compared to the figures on March…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:31am ET
Investing
Shorts Stage Big Retreat From Tech Shares (AAPL)(SIRI)(MSFT)(YHOO)(INTC)(CSCO)
According to Nasdaq data for the period ending April 15, short sellers moved aggressively out of tech shares. The figure compare with those posted on March 31. The short interest in Microsoft…
4:31am ET
Retail
Starbucks (SBUX): Schultz Can’t Win After Two-Minute Warning
Football stars and CEOs pride themselves on winning when the chips are down, when things look to be at their worst. Elias Sports Bureau and legions of demented math Ph.Ds keep statistics…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:30pm ET
Retail
Starbucks (SBUX) Falls Apart, Completely: Shares Down 11%
Starbucks (SBUX) is now dead, just not buried. The company warned on earnings for the quarter and the year. Howard Schultz’s attempt at a turnaround never made it out the door. He…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:21pm ET
Investing
Some Of The World’s Most Powerful Brands, And Some That Are Not (AAPL)(GOOG)(IBM)(C)(SBUX)
Once a year, the firm Millard Brown puts out its BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands. The data used for the list comes from consumer research and financial data on the companies. The…
6:42pm ET
Retail
Looking At Starbucks (SBUX) Quality By Store, 24/7 Road-Trip
It has been one year since 24/7 Wall St. looked at over 40 Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) from Texas to New York. Since then, the company has replaced its CEO with the company’s…