Shares of Starbucks Corp. jumped Thursday after the coffee chain said its sales in the fiscal second quarter fell less sharply than at the end of last year.

Doubting the comeback story? Nobody believed that Starbucks' (SBUX) Howard Schultz could execute this turnaround, but he is well on his way with getting the company back on track, that's obvious. Rationalizing and slowing the growth and making it cheaper -- these are the things that he's accomplished, the same way that McDonald's (MCD) executed its turn. I have always been a big believer in the Starbucks product and in Schultz, and it is great to see this one flying again ... although, as in MCD, we are only in the third inning -- too early to buy much beyond here.

From a recent Mad Money show: "It looks like it's bottoming, but McDonald's (MCD) took 18 months to turn around, let's wait before we buy."

like coffee; business model.

With a tendency to bounce off its 50-day moving average, the stock’s average price over the trailing 50 days, Starbucks is definitely a stock to watch per Fitzpatrick. He recommended buying with a stop around $9.20 to limit risk to the downside.

Colombia Eyes Starbucks Deal: Colombian coffee growers hope to buy up large shares in Starbucks while the cafe giant stock market prices are low.

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Thankfully, as a recent New Yorker cartoon put it, there are still people funneling retirement money into double lattes. Not that it's helped Starbucks, whose stock has fallen 53% this year, to about 9.50. Barron's penned a positive piece on the Seattle company in September ("Something Good Is Brewing," Sept. 29, 2008), when the shares were at 15, and we continue to applaud steps management is taking to boost sales and profits.

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They make and sell the best legally addictive product in the world.

Get Your Coffee and a Dividend: David Peltier, portfolio manager of the Dividend Stock Advisor, says companies like Starbucks are out but other fast-food coffee chains have the right price and the right dividend.
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Not enough play action.

people spendihg habits are changing.McDonald is taking market share.

held too long

Love MCD coffee and price

not a good business model

7.00 latte is never gonna cut it now

doing bad

bus model destroyed

Closing stores good but too much for coffee.

sucks