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It's the coffee purveyor's latest move to revitalize its ailing brand. Anyone for pastries or a protein plate?

Sooner or later, you're going to start noticing certain changes. For retirement, you will start investing for income instead of for growth.

But you need to begin preparing for that change now, not when your company sends you off to retirement with a Starbucks card and a damp handshake.

Sooner or later, you're going to start noticing certain changes. People will use "Mr." or "Ms." when they address you.

You'll start yelling at those darn kids to get off your lawn. And you'll start investing for income instead of for growth.

But you need to begin preparing for that change now, not when your company sends you off to retirement with a Starbucks card and a damp handshake.

Energy stocks power the market higher as crude nears $127 on a surprising decline in gas supplies. Starbucks and Visa earnings cheer Wall Street.

Disney's outlook is a concern. Indications are that Friday's jobs report will be bullish.

The days when a cell phone was a luxury are gone. Today, it's the home-based telephone that's as expendable as Starbucks lattes and Coach handbags.

The chain is slashing its afternoon prices in some cities and giving away coffee in others as it tests promotions to lure back cost-conscious consumers.

The coffee giant says it will close hundreds of stores. Microsoft reportedly isn't giving up on Yahoo. Deutsche Bank says it will be profitable this quarter and no more capital is needed.

The ADP report shows big job losses.

Starbucks new rewards program demonstrates just how hard it is, in any industry, to build a program that inspires allegiance to a particular brand.

The coffee retailer says a recent ad campaign for a fat- and sugar-free drink does not target women, but rather people who are health-conscious.