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These Are the 100 Highest-Paid CEOs in Business Today
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 4:30pm | 2706Read More...The New York Times has published a list of the 100 highest-paid CEOS at U.S. public companies in 2012. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) chief executive Larry Ellison is far and away the highest paid CEO on the list, as his $96.2 million in 2012 compensation dwarfs every other member on the list. The top ten...
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Starbucks CEO Says 'If You Don't Support Gay Marriage, Feel Free to Sell SBUX Stock'
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 12:10pm | 459Read More...Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz firmly defended his company's support of same-sex marriage at the company's annual shareholder meeting on March 20. Schultz understood that his open support of gay marriage would hurt company earnings, but with over 200,000 people employed in the...
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Discusses Future Store Growth, Tea and Recent Acquisition of Costa Rican Coffee Farm
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 5:28pm | 267Read More...After the market close, Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), was on CNBC with Maria Bartiromo for an exclusive interview. Schultz began by talking about store growth, both domestically and abroad. He stated that Starbucks would open 3,000 stores in the Americas over the next five...
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Starbucks Earnings Preview: Has It Turned the Corner?
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 1:59pm | 587Read More...Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), which Jim Cramer on Tuesday recommended buying on weakness, is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter 2012 results Thursday, November 1, after the closing bell. Among other things, investors will be looking to see whether Starbucks "had turned the corner" with its...
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Starbucks Shares Scalded On Disappointing Earnings
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 4:56pm | 286Read More...Starbucks shares (NASDAQ: SBUX) fell 8 percent following market-close after the company missed earnings, reported flat European sales in the second quarter and guided lower for its fourth-quarter and next year. The company reported earnings of $331.1 million, or 43 cents a share, up 19 percent...
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3 ETFs For The NBA Finals (FAA, FRAK, PEJ)
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 3:09pm | 791Read More...The NBA Finals are in full swing with the Miami Heat holding a 2-1 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the best-of-seven series. Game four is slated is for Tuesday night and game 5 will be played on Thursday. The burden now falls on the Thunder to win at least one of the next two games to force...
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Starbucks' CEO Howard Shultz on Fox Business: "China Represents the Largest Prize"
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 1:25pm | 794Read More...In an interview to air on Countdown to the Closing Bell (3 PM/ET) Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spoke with FOX Business Network's (FBN) Liz Claman about the company's expansion abroad and hiring in the United States. Schultz said that “China represents probably the largest prize in all of Starbucks...
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5 Stocks For Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 3:54pm | 430Read More...Yom Kippur, the holiest and most solemn day of the year for Jews, is coming up this weekend. In honor of the holiday, Benzinga decided to profile some of the leading Jewish business leaders and their companies. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is one of the most innovative and admired companies in the world....
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How Starbucks Is Brewing Profits In China
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 1:27pm | 681Read More...Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is a company known for its coffee and growing like a weed, but when you add China into the equation, the possibilities are "foaming up" to be endless. The company announced this morning that it would be tripling the number of its coffee shops in China during the next...
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Schultz: Japan Disruption Tempered By SBUX's Scale
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 10:32am | 134Read More...Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO, Howard Schultz, who is currently promoting his book “Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul,” said the coffee chain's size and scale will help it weather the recent disaster in Japan. “The...
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CEO Of Starbucks Plans Health And Wellness Strategy
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 3:01pm | 111Read More...According to Reuters, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) Chief Executive Howard Schultz said in a webcast that the company will soon unveil its new health and wellness strategy. The announcement regarding the health and wellness offerings typically appeal to higher wage earners. Companies like Whole Foods...
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Starbucks And MSNBC: Too Close For Comfort? (SBUX)
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 12:38pm | 341Read More...If you hadn't thought much about the deal between Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and MSNBC, you might now. Ad Age has an interesting piece on the potential conflict of interest between corporations and the media when they band together for sponsorships. As many are aware, MSNBC's Morning Joe show is...
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Could Starbucks Eye Acquisitions As It Looks To Expand Its Consumer Products Business?
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 11:10am | 669Read More...Like many other consumer product companies, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) was hit hard by the recession. In a recent interview with Bruce Horovitz from USA Today, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz discusses the company's comeback, culture, and growth outlook. There is no doubt that Starbucks has changed...
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Starbucks Scrutinizes Single-Cup Caffeine (SBUX, GMCR, KFT)
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 1:45pm | 438Read More...Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is coming for your coffee cup. Starbucks plans to take single-cup steps independent of current market leader Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), according to Starbucks' internal memo that was leaked yesterday. Starbucks' further announcement to partner with...
