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Polarisation and dark rhetoric prompt some US executives to try to boost the political centre
Ex-CEO testifies in Senate after being threatened with subpoena by leftwing senator
The CEO on succession, unions and the future of the coffee chain
Unionisation efforts are up around the US, but can these new unions get their employers to come to the bargaining table?
Interim chief unveils further $450mn revamp of North American cafés and says best days are ahead
Laxman Narasimhan to take the reins of coffee chain from interim leader Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz says some problems ‘self-induced’ but pledges to ‘reinvent’ coffee chain’s business
The coffee chain’s founder is pinning his growth hopes on the US and China while a question mark hangs over the UK
Howard Schultz should stop making his staff blend thousands of flavours of iced coffee drinks
Coffee chain founder redirects capital to stores and staff as unions gain ground and costs rise
Billionaire retakes helm as Kevin Johnson announces retirement
Billionaire abandons mooted independent candidacy but vows to spend millions on politics
Those who espouse a new political middle ground are overwhelmingly affluent white men
The former Starbucks boss has riled Democrats who accuse him of running as a spoiler
Coffee billionaire says party has shifted too far to the left for him to support it
The real threat to the regiment of the minted is inflation, not defamation
Starbucks founder Schultz may find there are drawbacks to swapping C-suite for Oval Office
A billionaire running for president would risk a second Trump term
Critics try to keep former Starbucks chief from third-party run in 2020
Economy still among fastest growing in the world, says top executive
They must find the right balance of ideology, identity and experience
The coffee chain chief is building a robust company that can outlast any leader
‘Voters seem to like celebrity politicians who transcend prepackaged party lines’
Former Starbucks executive discusses political principles as he considers White House run
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