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Starbucks' departing chairman backs China prospects, hints at Jack Ma tie-up

Starbucks Corp’s outgoing Executive Chairman Howard Schultz said on Monday that a recent slowdown in China would be short-lived, seeking to salve investor concerns that the U.S. coffee chain is under pressure in the fast-growing market. Schultz also hinted at a potential tie-up with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s billionaire founder Jack Ma, that could help rev up online coffee sales for the chain in China. Starbucks said last month China same-store sales would be flat to slightly negative in its second-biggest market in April-June, versus 7 percent growth a year earlier, triggering a sharp …read more […]

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Oil prices edge up as investors eye tight market

Oil prices rose on Monday as investors focused on tight market conditions after data late last week showed U.S. crude inventories fell to their lowest in more than three years. U.S. crude futures (CLc1) added 29 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $74.09. Official data that came out on Thursday, a day later than normal due to the July 4 public holiday, showed inventories at Cushing, the delivery point for U.S. crude futures, fell to their lowest in 3-1/2 years. …read more […]