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Apple Pay Coming To Starbucks, But Will Users Earn Points?

Apple Pay is finally coming to Starbucks’ U.S. stores by year-end, more than a year after Apple (AAPL) launched its mobile wallet. But coffee drinkers might stick with Starbucks’ own app to earn points and perks through a loyalty program. Starbucks (SBUX) says its mobile-wallet app, introduced in 2010, has 16 million active users. Starbucks says it garners more than 19% of U.S. revenue from mobile payments. Apple’s mobile-payments service will be

Ready For A Home Run? Starbucks, Facebook Are On Deck

As baseball postseason gets underway, consider the similarities between “Moneyball” sabermetrics and successful investing. Both emphasize statistics over gut instinct to maximize the chance of success. Just as batters shouldn’t swing at wild pitches, investors should wait for the right stock at the right time before taking a swing for the fences. Facebook (FB), Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) and Starbucks (SBUX) are all heavy hitters. They’re on the

Facebook EPS Growth To Heat Up As IBD 50 Peers Cool

Earnings season is coming back around the bend, and Facebook (FB), Starbucks (SBUX) and Avago Technologies (AVGO) are just a few of the notable stocks on this week’s IBD 50 roundup. While many IBD 50 companies are expected to report a quarter-over-quarter earnings slowdown, Wall Street expects Facebook’s earnings growth to accelerate to 21% from the previous quarter’s 16% EPS gain. The social networking heavyweight, which reports Q3 results on