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Starbucks 1Q profit up 10 percent on strong sales (AP)

AP - Starbucks Corp. reported its biggest quarterly revenue gain since the recession began, but investors worried after the company issued a modest forecast for the year.Related Blogs … [Read More...]

Reuters Magazine: The one percent war (Reuters)

Reuters - When Anders Aslund, a Swedish economist who has studied and advised most of the leaders in the former Soviet Union, visited Kiev in late 2004, at the height of the Orange Revolution, he returned to his office in Washington, D.C., with a surprising observation.Related Blogs … [Read More...]

Obama pushes energy plan on campaign-style tour (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost U.S. use of natural gas and open more land for drilling during a campaign-style tour aimed at bolstering confidence in his economic stewardship in an election year.Related Blogs … [Read More...]

Obama courts Latino vote on economic tour (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is courting Hispanics in politically important states, setting himself up as a champion of the crucial Latino voting bloc and as a foil to Republican candidates fighting for a share of support from the same groups.Related Blogs … [Read More...]

Obama looks to Mich. to revive clean energy debate (AP)

AP - A Michigan factory that made luxury yachts before the recession and diversified to add wind energy products when times got tough was touted by President Barack Obama at his State of the Union Address as an example of an industry creating forward-thinking jobs — with a little help from the government.Related Blogs … [Read More...]

Starbucks profit beats, Europe weakness hurts (Reuters)

Reuters - Starbucks Corp reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's view, but its shares fell as investors in the world's biggest coffee chain focused on softness in Europe rather than strength in the United States.Related Blogs … [Read More...]