The coffee shop ranks behind McDonald's and Subway in terms of US sales. Updated with earnings numbers.
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The company misses profit expectations by a mile for the first quarter, but revenue was a big beat.
After saying goodbye to comedian Gilbert Gottfried, Aflac selects a sales manager from Minnesota to voice its mascot.
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China will surpass the US as the world's largest economy soon -- sooner than most people expected, according to an IMF report.
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Kimberly-Clark announced a price increase just last month. Now the company says it must raise prices again as costs skyrocket. With video.
The Donald says that his net worth changes from day to day, depending on his attitude.
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