The two-year slump in coffee prices is providing a profit boost for retailers including Starbucks Corp., J.M ... decline and consumers buy more. The CHART OF THE DAY shows arabica-coffee futures ...

In the last few parts of this series, we saw Starbucks’ (SBUX ... Operating income is the remaining profit after operating costs. It’s the profit before interest and taxes.

As you can see in the chart below, Starbucks’ net profit margins were also up to 14% compared to 12.3% in the second quarter and 11% in the first quarter of 2014. The company had a litigation ...

SEATTLE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O), opens new tab projects profits to grow between 15% to 20% per share over the next three years, a significant increase from previous guidance ...

The comparison looks even worse on this six-month chart: The rally in Starbucks ... as much as a dollar of burger profits. Coming off of a crummy 2009, Starbucks profit for 2010 more than ...