Booming cold drink sales mean more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups

abcnews.go.com Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks stores have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews…

Starbucks unveils new cold drink cups with 20% less plastic

foxbusiness.com Starbucks has unveiled a new line of "more sustainable" cold beverage cups that are made with up to 20 percent less plastic than their predecessors. The coffee giant on…

S&P 500 gives up its earlier gains

cnbc.com Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.…

The Paradox of the American Labor Movement

theatlantic.com Updated at 11:05 a.m. ET on April 18, 2024 Last year was widely hailed as a breakthrough for the American worker. Amid a historically hot labor market, the United Auto…

Starbucks is introducing a cold drink cup made with less plastic

apnews.com Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of from the that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in.…

Recession-Proof Riches: 3 Stocks That Thrive in Any Economy

investorplace.com Discover how the trio channels through economic fluctuations to deliver consistent returns Finding reliable assets is crucial in the current unstable environment. Even amid…

7 Stocks Poised to Profit From the Red-Hot Job Market

investorplace.com The concept of stocks for a hot job market comes at an awkward juncture. From the perspective of the Federal Reserve, it sought an excuse to raise interest rates. Now, with…

Starbucks is giving its plastic cups a makeover

cnn.com The next time you order an iced coffee from Starbucks, it might not look that different — but there’s been a major change. The chain announced Thursday that the plastic cups…

Starbucks to introduce cold drink cup made with less plastic

theglobeandmail.com Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks SBUX-Q have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews…

The six rules of fire drills

economist.com Rule 1. The fire drill must never feel useful. It may be a proven way to help save people’s lives, to say nothing of being a legal requirement in many workplaces. But it is…

For Dataplor’s data intelligence tool, it’s all about location, location, location

techcrunch.com If you want to get your product in a grocery store in Mexico City, Dataplor has global location intelligence to help you do that. Founder and CEO Geoffrey Michener started…

The Spear In AI's Back

zerohedge.com The Spear In AI's Back Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, That real harm will result from the use of AI tools is a given. AI is like the powerful character…

Recalls have been issued for Tide Pods, Starbucks mugs, Trader Joe's cashews and more

nbcnews.com Product recalls are becoming more common in the United States: The number of recalled products reached a five-year high last year, according to a recent report, with around…

Is decaf coffee safe to drink? Experts weigh in on claims by health advocacy groups

siliconvalley.com By Kristen Rogers | CNN For people avoiding caffeine, decaf coffee seems like a harmless option. But some health advocacy groups that argue otherwise are petitioning the US…

Trader Joe’s and Starbucks are helping Elon Musk undermine the US government

theguardian.com Elon Musk boasts that he’s a “free speech absolutist”, but that didn’t stop his rocket company, SpaceX, from firing eight workers who had criticized him for making light of…

Many McDonald’s Prices Have Doubled in the Past Decade

247wallst.com One way McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has made money in the past decade is by going beyond increasing its store count. A new study shows that, over the past 10 years, it has…

Gen Zers are in their 'boycott era', even when it comes to which jobs they apply for

businessinsider.com A young Gen Z man heading to a job interview (stock image). Lisa5201/Getty Images Gen Zers are in their boycott era, turning against anything that doesn't align with their…

Analyst revamps Starbucks stock price target ahead of earnings

thestreet.com Laxman Narasimhan has been sailing through some rough waters lately. The Starbucks (SBUX) CEO, who took over the top spot last year, told analysts in January that the coffee…

Guess Which CEO Thinks He Should Get 60% More Money After Selling Fewer Cars, Cutting Jobs, And Constantly Bickering With The Italian Government

theautopian.com What is a company? Is it the value of everything it owns? Everything it knows? Everything it makes? If it’s a public company, the value is ultimately the share price, or at…

Music Industry Moves: MusiCares Plots Second Annual Volunteer Day

variety.com Music’s leading charity MusiCares has announced its second annual volunteer day, “The Day That Music Cares,” will take place on April 26. The initiative encourages music…

Medieval Times union efforts collapse as American Guild of Variety Artists pulls support

latimes.com A union effort among show performers and stable hands at Medieval Times’ Buena Park castle is “dead in the water.” A beleaguered union effort among show performers and…

Western multinationals’ Russian dilemmas

economist.com Doing business with an autocracy is always tricky. Doing business with a brutal warmongering one like Russia confronts bosses with unusually stark moral quandaries. They…

Dunkin’ faces a moo-ving class-action suit from the lactose intolerant

economist.com DUNKIN’ sells about 60 cups of coffee every second. That works out to be about 2bn cups a year. The coffee-and-doughnut chain brags there are 25,000 ways to order coffee in…

Activist investing is no longer the preserve of hedge-fund sharks

economist.com Trade unions rarely look to corporate raiders for inspiration. Yet the Strategic Organising Centre (SOC), a coalition of North American workers groups, is mounting the sort…

Starbucks ditches its Odyssey NFT program

techcrunch.com Update: Starbucks announced Friday that it’s discontinuing its NFT program, which was in beta, to “prepare for what comes next as we continue to evolve the program,”…

Stock market today: Dow jumps 200 points as earnings roll in

finance.yahoo.com The Dow rose about 200 points on Tuesday as markets eyed a broader comeback with bond yields at multimonth highs and rising tensions in the Middle East. The Dow Jones…

Stock market today: Dow futures jump over 200 points as earnings roll in

finance.yahoo.com Dow futures popped on Tuesday, with US stocks eyeing a broader comeback as a wave of earnings reports lifted a market faced with bond yields at multimonth highs and rising…

China is still struggling to fix its demand problem

businessinsider.com Apple CEO Tim Cook. Getty Images China's economy expanded by a better-than-expected 5.3% in the first three months of 2024. But analysts are flagging sluggish home and…

Your guide to California's new $20-an-hour minimum wage for fast food workers

latimes.com McDonald’s is among various fast food chains that will be paying their workers the new $20-an-hour minimum wage. California’s mandatory minimum wage for fast-food workers…

self-checkout change customers will hate

thestreet.com Most retailers these days seem to be moving in a new direction — whether it pleases customers or not. The changes came about mostly during and after the covid pandemic,…

4 Oversold Stocks to Buy Right Now

finance.yahoo.com In this video, I will talk about four companies that are worth your attention, especially since all of them look oversold. I chose a mix of companies in different industries…

‘JuicyFields’ Ponzi stole $700M from weed-focused investors, Europol

protos.com European authorities arrested nine suspects and seized €1.5 million ($1.6 million) in crypto on Friday during an investigation into a $687 million cannabis Ponzi scheme…

Your morning coffee may be hundreds of thousands of years old

apnews.com That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee plants around the world, researchers built a family tree for the world's most popular…

3 Reasons to Buy This Beaten-Down Growth Stock Like There's No Tomorrow

finance.yahoo.com Investing in Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock has been a frustrating experience in recent times. Its shares have climbed by just 12% in the past five years -- seriously…

CIBC customers dinged when bank adds $5 fee to e-gift cards, calling them a 'cash advance'

cbc.ca Catharine Murphy likes to send her friends and family e-gift cards — for special occasions, to mark a holiday, just say thank you, or to make up for missing a milestone.…

7 Boomerang CEOs Who Left Their Companies Only to Return Years (or Days) Later

observer.com Earlier this month, Under Armour brought back Kevin Plank, the athletic wear brand’s founder and former CEO, as chief executive again. Plank is the latest addition to a…

Starbucks Seeks Supreme Court Protection From Being Ordered to Rehire Baristas Who Say They Were Fired for Union-Promoting Activities

nakedcapitalism.com Conor here: The following post goes into the ins and outs of the case ahead of the April 23 beginning of the case, the outcome of which seems to be a foregone conclusion and…

Crypto, Oil Markets In Flux With Growing Conflict in the Middle East

thedailyupside.com Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel on Saturday, and while nearly all of them were thwarted, markets including crypto and oil are already reeling as fears…

3 Stocks Billionaires Are Buying

finance.yahoo.com There's an old saying that success breeds success. When it comes to investing, many folks take that saying to mean that it might make sense to pay attention to what other…

Nearing 50 Supreme Court arguments in, lawyer Lisa Blatt keeps winning

abcnews.go.com No woman has appeared more often before the Supreme Court than Lisa Blatt, who'll make her 50th argument this month WASHINGTON -- No woman has appeared more often before the…

Small-business owners brace for uncertainty as $20 hourly fast-food wage takes effect

latimes.com Justin Foronda, founder/owner of Hifi Kitchen in Los Angeles says he supports a higher minimum wage and tries to pay his employees generously, but the minimum wage is rising…

Bad News Chocolate And Coffee Lovers: Prices Are Only Going Higher

benzinga.com Future prices for coffee and cocoa beans hit new highs Friday, as supply concerns continue to drive asking prices higher. New York cocoa futures have hit their highest…

Gold Prices Are Doing Something Insane Right Now

247wallst.com In today’s episode of the 24/7 Wall St. Podcast Doug McIntyre and Lee Jackson discuss why gold and commodities are suddenly surging. Everything from gold to cocoa to a Big…

1 Magnificent Growth Stock Down 31% You'll Regret Not Buying on the Dip

finance.yahoo.com Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian has identified one growth stock that makes an excellent investment at current valuations. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices…

Coffee prices are spiking

newsweek.com As global coffee markets tense up, prices are surging, driven by fears of decreased output from Brazil and Vietnam, which are major producers in the coffee industry. Amid a…

Analysts cook up new Chipotle stock price targets ahead of earnings

thestreet.com The idea behind fast-food restaurants is pretty simple: You don't wait long, you don't make it yourself, and you don't pay that much. However, expense has become an issue…

Walmart takes on Amazon with major new expansion

thestreet.com We may be just four months into 2024, but competition among three of the main retailers in the U.S. has never been hotter. Those three retailers, of course, are something…

What Happened to Bantam Bagels? Founder Reveals Her Struggle

entrepreneur.com In 2013, Elyse Oleksak, co-founder of Bantam Bagels, got a call from her husband Nick about a bite-sized snack that would set some big plans in motion. "Mini bagels stuffed…

$25 McDonald's bundle in viral video draws blame for California minimum wage hike

finance.yahoo.com A fast food run ain't what it used to be. A TikTok video of a customer complaining about the price of a $25 deal at a California McDonald's has sparked blame for the state's…

Americans should invest at any age: 'It's never too late'

aol.com in the market should feel empowered to do so at any age and set aside apprehensions about it being too late to do so, a wealth management expert says. "You manage money, you…

2 High-Dividend Stocks I'd Buy Right Now

fool.com Not all stocks are expensive right now. These two dividend stocks look like excellent long-term opportunities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index are…

SpaceX, Trader Joe’s, and Amazon are ‘law breakers,’ U.S.’ top labor enforcer says as battle over eliminating NLRB heats up

aol.com In a galaxy not so far away, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) strikes back. The independent federal agency, which safeguards the rights of employees and…

Americans should invest at any age: ‘It’s never too late'

foxbusiness.com in the market should feel empowered to do so at any age and set aside apprehensions about it being too late to do so, a wealth management expert says. "You manage money, you…