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MarketWatch First Take: Starbucks as economic barometer

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- About two years ago, Starbucks ceased to be just a coffee shop. It suddenly found itself at the leading edge of an economic avalanche. It has since emerged as an unwitting economic indicator. Full Article at MarketWatch

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  1. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Starbucks (Red) product on display in honor of World AIDS Day December 1, 2009 in New York City. (RED) opened a pop-up store in New York which features the latest holiday items from (RED) partners.
  2. Police officers stand at the entrance to a Starbucks coffee shop after former Federal Police agent Edgar Enrique Bayardo was gunned down in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Bayardo was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney Generals Office (PGR).
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Susannah Constantine attends a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  4. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
  5. A sign is seen on a Starbucks outlet in Golden, Colorado September 29, 2009. Chief Executive Howard Schultz called Starbucks Corp's Via Ready Brew "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in company history as he prepared for the instant coffee product's North American roll-out on Tuesday.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz attends the Team Earth announcement at Greeley Square Park on September 21, 2009 in New York City.
  7. NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Starbucks Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz (C) toasts at the launch of their new 'everyday' brew Pikes Place Roast in Bryant Park April 8, 2008 in New York City.

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