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Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders

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To Howard Schultz, the chaos he observed at a Starbucks in Chicago one recent morning summed up the troubles of the company he long led as chairman and CEO.
Commuters tumbled off trains and into a Starbucks store to pick up the orders they had placed on their cellphones. Drinks weren't ready when the mobile app said they would b ... (full story)

Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water from a spigot in the backyard. He then bathes his 78-year-old mother using water heated on the stove and washes her with a spray pump he bought online.
It's been four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated Lake Cha ... (full story)

Some “rules” to follow when selling stocks

There are many research tools available to help you pick stocks for your portfolio.
But don't put those research tools away after you've made your purchases. The act of buying a stock does not put an end to research, and it begins a process of careful monitoring to determine whether you should continue to own the stock.
Whe ... (full story)

What’s my home worth?

Q: How can I find out what the home values are in my neighborhood -- and my own home's value? -- N.T., Shenandoah, Iowa
A: If you're thinking of selling, you might ask a local real estate agent or appraiser to determine a value for your home based on comparable recent sales ("comps") in your neighborhood. Online sites ... (full story)

CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger says shoppers would see lower prices after merger

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons insisted — under questioning from the federal government — that merging would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart, Costco and Amazon.
Kroger CEO Rodney McMulle ... (full story)