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Starbucks cards get $1,000 bids on eBay
Kai Ryssdal Dec 11, 2012
The Starbucks Steel Card is a limited edition metal card that's like a debit card loaded with $400 worth of coffee and other items. It's selling for far more than face value.
Starbucks volunteers to pay more taxes
Stephen Beard Dec 7, 2012
The company is one of a number of big U.S. businesses accused of not paying a fair share of tax on their British operations.
How fracking affects a bean grown in India
Stacey Vanek Smith Dec 10, 2012
Guar gum, made from beans grown mostly in India, is key to fracking. Its price has gone on a wild ride, sending oilfield companies scrambling.
Starbucks mulls question of where to expand
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 5, 2012
Coffee chain plans to apply lessons from previous expansion effort.
Adorable goods orders: Tracking the dog economy
Kai Ryssdal Nov 13, 2012
The Euromonitor International tracks the percentage change in the number of dogs in a given country in the past five years and correlates that to the rate of economic development.
Bernanke, Geithner visit India to boost economic ties
Rahul Tandon Oct 9, 2012
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are visiting India today to encourage the Indian market to open up to U.S. firms.
Starbucks to arrive in India next month
Rahul Tandon Sep 28, 2012
What's the Hindi word for Frappuccino? India is set to get its first Starbucks next month in a posh neighborhood in Mumbai.
Strike in India over big retail reforms
Jeremy Hobson Sep 20, 2012
There is a huge strike going on this morning in India, as people protest against the government's decision to allow mega retailers like Walmart and Tesco into the country.
Indian court case crucial for cancer sufferers
Christopher Werth Sep 12, 2012
This week, India's Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that will affect how many poor people can afford cancer drugs. Novartis is defending a patent on its cancer medication, Gleevec.
McDonald's opens all-vegetarian restaurants in India
Rahul Tandon Sep 6, 2012
The fast food giant makes a bold move in a country where about 50 percent of the people are vegetarian.
