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Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced Monday a “global coffee alliance” with Nestlé (OTC: NSRGY) to leverage the latter’s worldwide scale. Under the new partnership, Nestlé will sell Starbucks-packaged coffee and Teavana tea in regional markets and offer the...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported its fiscal second quarter results, which were "good enough but not great," according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's John Glass maintains an Overweight rating on Starbucks with an unchanged $72 price target. The...

J M Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM) boasts a leadership position in some growing food categories, but Credit Suisse sees multiple reasons for investors to be concerned with the company's brands. The Analyst Credit Suisse's Robert Moskow downgraded JM Smucker's stock from Neutral to...

Expectations for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) to show a rebound in its business has "diminished," which puts an end to the bullish case for owning the stock, according to Cowen. The Analyst Cowen's Andrew Charles downgraded Starbucks from Outperform to Market Perform with a...

The bullish case for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock was based on the company delivering same-store sales growth and upside to EPS consensus expectations. But after conducting firsthand checks, Wedbush concluded that the likelihood of both scenarios playing out has diminished....

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is hosting its annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, led for the first time by its new CEO Kevin Johnson. Gender Parity In conjunction with the annual meeting, Starbucks is announcing a 100-percent pay equity program. All employees regardless of gender or...

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) and privately owned Keurig Green Mountain Inc announced an $18.7-billion deal Jan. 29 to merge the two brands, with Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders receiving $103.75 per share in a special cash dividend and retaining 13 percent of the combined company. The...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported fiscal first-quarter earnings last week, disappointing some Wall Street analysts due to poor performance in the North American unit, but fueling optimism in others over the company's prospects in China.   The Analyst Bernstein's Sara...

Shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) soared higher by more than 35 percent Monday morning after news of the beverage company will be acquired by coffee-maker Keurig Green Mountain. What You Need To Know Dr. Pepper Snapple and Keurig Green Mountain announced plans to combine...

Shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) were trading lower by 5 percent Friday after the coffee and food chain's fiscal first-quarter earnings report disappointed investors across multiple metrics. Perhaps most notably, same-store sales growth of 2 percent fell short of the 3-percent...

Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: DNKN) holds the title as 2018's unofficial first subject of a go-private rumor. Germany's JAB Holding, a private investment firm that has been active in buying American coffee companies and restaurants, is looking to continue the trend in 2018. JAB's...

2017 wasn't the best for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) investors, as shares of the coffee chain are trading higher by just 3 percent for the year, but one Wall Street analyst is hopeful for 2018 and beyond. The Analyst Tigress Financial Partners' Ivan Feinseth initiated coverage of...

For every $1 a consumer spends online, it's $1 less that a company like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) collects and one less dollar spent in malls. While the immediate impact to retailers and department stores is apparent, investors aren't necessarily appreciating the negative impact to...

Many food stocks, especially J M Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM), have underperformed the broader market throughout 2017 for reasons including poor sales trends, slow growth prospects, changing consumer preferences and competitive issues. The Analyst Susquehanna Financial Group's Pablo Zuanic upgraded...

Analysts at Stephens continue to see the downside case for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) after the company reported fourth-quarter results. Analyst Will Slabaugh maintains an Equal-Weight rating on Starbucks' stock with an unchanged $52 price target, which implies further downside from...