Starbucks Stock News

Starbucks unveiled a generative AI assistant created with Microsoft Azure's OpenAI platform at its Leadership Experience in Las Vegas. The technology will roll out to stores in U.S. and Canada in fiscal 2026.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week, Starbucks is hosting over 14,000 coffeehouse leaders from across North America at Leadership Experience 2025 in Las Vegas.

The U.S. remains the dominant global economic power, but ongoing trade tensions may threaten its long-term leadership. I continue to invest in American businesses, but believe diversifying internationally is prudent for long-term wealth building. Uncertainty from U.S. trade policies could prompt other nations to unify and reduce reliance on America, shifting global dynamics.

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is trying to jump-start sales in China with sharp discounts on products it sells there.

The company has contended with fierce competition and sluggish growth in China.

Starbucks will lower prices of some iced drinks by an average of 5 yuan ($0.70) in China, the company said in a post published on its Weixin social media account on Monday.

Starbucks faces an uphill battle as macro headwinds stand to worsen. A big analyst over at TD Cowen recently downgraded shares of SBUX to hold.

Our dividend income dropped by 15% in May. We had Healthpeak Properties change the structure of its dividend. June will be a very exciting month and I cannot wait to see the dividend distributions for our ETFs, especially SCHD.