Starbucks Leads Coffee Stocks As Coffee Consumption Passes Soft Drinks

On Tuesday morning, the Democrats launched an independent group called Battleground Texas, which is capable of making the Lone Star state a battleground by 2016 and a lean-Democrat state by 2024, effectively breaking the back of the national GOP and blocking a Republican

It's easy to get completely addicted to coffee on Wall Street. When you start out as a young analyst, the boring hours between spreadsheets and pitch books are spent going on Starbucks runs. 

NEW YORK — Starbucks is using its coffee cups to jump into the political fray in Washington. The world’s biggest coffee chain is asking employees at cafes in the Washington, D.C. area to scribble the words “Come Together” on cups for drink orders. CEO Howard Schultz says the words are intended as a message to lawmakers about the damage being caused by the divisive negotiations over the “fiscal cliff.” It’s the first time employees at Starbucks cafes are being asked to write anything other than customers’ names on cups.

By Stockerblog: Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston did a study of the effects of drinking coffee on over 50,000 American women who drank four cups of coffee a day. They found that the risk of depression dropped by about 20% on average. Unfortunately for decaf drinkers, there was no reduction in depression risk.

NEW YORK — New York City’s plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants, movie theaters and other establishments was invalidated by a judge on Monday, the day before the new law was to take effect. State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling in Manhattan called the regulation “arbitrary and capricious” and declared it invalid after the American Beverage Association and other business groups had sued the city challenging the ban.

Earlier this week, I went to a Starbucks in lower Manhattan and purchased a bottled water.  Once I finished the water, I walked around the store searching for a recycling can but couldn't find one, so I asked a barista for help.

By John Mylant: Starbucks (SBUX) is one of those household names that everyone knows. It has of lately been on a bullish run like few other stocks. We believe Starbucks will continue to grow at least another 20%. If you have yet to read on Starbucks, Takeover Analyst has a great article I would recommend reading.