Facing a recession-weary public and approval ratings hovering in the 40's, President Obama and his team has been successful at one task: Fundraising.
Starbucks' (SBUX) Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said instead of giving money to politicians, CEOs should use the money to create more jobs. Earlier this summer, Schultz urged corporate America to withhold campaign contributions until Congress passed a better, substantive plan to cut the budget deficit.
Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz urged members of the public on Friday to join a novel campaign he launched last month seeking to break partisan gridlock in Washington and spur economic growth.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he has been "stunned" by the response to his call for a boycott on political donations in response to Washington's poor handling of the debt-ceiling issue.
Warren Buffett and Howard Schultz want to change the conversation about how to fix the United States' economic woes. But their solutions - more taxes on the rich and a boycott on political donations - risk falling on deaf ears among fellow business leaders.
Starbucks' (SBUX) Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz has a solution for the nation's partisan political divide that's prevented (so far) a substantive, long-term plan to cut the budget deficit: boycott donating to political campaigns.
Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz is winning support for his call to withhold political contributions from U.S. lawmakers until they strike a fair, bipartisan deal on the country's debt, revenue and spending.
Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks have been in the news this week, with Dunkin's successful IPO and Starbucks' stellar profits. Here's a scorecard comparing the two competitors.
Starbucks Corp unveiled a reorganization on Monday that Chief Executive Howard Schultz hopes will help the coffee chain reach its goal of one day getting half of its revenue from abroad.
Starbucks Corp wants to make sales of its coffee and other products in the grocery aisle rival its traditional cafe business, according to Chief Executive Howard Schultz.
Starbucks Coffee Co said on Friday it would raise the price of its packaged coffee by an average of 12 percent after its Chief Executive Howard Schultz once again blamed speculators for pushing coffee prices higher.
Starbucks Coffee Co Chief Executive Howard Schultz on Friday once again laid the blame for surging coffee prices at the feet of speculators, saying his chain had no problem getting beans.
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is taking on the fast-growing single serve market, by teaming with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) that holds a dominant share of the U.S. market at about 80 percent owing to several patents surrounding its K-cup.
Starbucks Corp may go for acquisitions over the next 12-18 months to expand its consumer products business, Chief Executive Howard Schultz told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
Daily deals website Groupon said on Thursday that Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz had joined its board of directors and that his venture capital firm had taken a stake in the company.
World’s largest coffee chain Starbucks Corp on Thursday signed a pact with Tata Coffee Ltd, part of India’s Tata group conglomerate, and Asia’s largest publicly traded coffee grower, to source beans and explore opening retail stores in India.
Starbucks Corp unveiled a deal that sets the stage for the world's largest coffee company to bring its iconic cafes to India, where Western-style coffee shops are increasingly popular.
Starbucks Corp , the world's largest coffee chain, unveiled a tie-up on Thursday that could bring its iconic cafes to Asia's third-largest economy, where western-style coffee shops are increasingly popular.
Starbucks Corp , the world's biggest coffee chain, dropped both its name and the word coffee from its 40-year old logo, prompting cries of outrage from people who said they were loyal customers.
Starbucks Corp's 2010 and 2011 earnings forecasts came in at the lower end of Wall Street's lofty expectations with commodity costs expected to rise next year, sending its shares down more than 2 percent.
Starbucks Corp , McDonald's Corp and other U.S. restaurant chains reported quarterly results showing the turnaround already priced into restaurant stocks is finally at hand.
Starbucks Corp , McDonald's Corp and other U.S. restaurant chains reported quarterly results showing the turnaround already priced into restaurant stocks is finally at hand.