Sunday, March 18, 2007

Chinese bloggers crusade has Starbucks feeling heat


Chinese bloggers crusade has Starbucks feeling heat

Chicago Tribune - Palace authorities are weighing whether to banish the coffee chain from the historic site, and thousands of Internet users are visiting Ruis Web site each day to praise or blast him. To many of them, he is either the voice of Chinas conscience or a ...



Fast Fact

CBS News - (WebMD) There is more evidence that the American love affair with coffee is helping to reduce the risk of diabetes. Drinking caffeinated coffee was found to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 60 percent in a newly published ...



SUSAN AGER: The joy of the grind

Detroit Free Press - the $17,000 roaster: For big-time coffee companies, acquiring a roaster like this one is no big deal, but for Jody Treter and her husband, it was a very big deal. Jody works at the Primo roaster, which is the heart of their business. (Photos by LARRY ...



Gold rises as stock market recovers; coffee bounces back

Herald Tribune - NEW YORK: Gold and silver futures bounced Tuesday along with stocks as some of the recent liquidation pressure subsided, with light fund buying returning to the metals, analysts and traders reported. April gold settled up $7 at $646.20 a troy ounce ...