Interesting.

Quoted: In the same spirit, I propose the Starbucks theory of international economics. The higher the concentration of expensive, nautically themed, faux-Italian-branded Frappuccino joints in a country's financial capital, the more likely the country is to have suffered catastrophic financial losses.

Sign up here for free AT&T Wi-Fi @ Starbucks. You need to have a Starbucks card first.

Quoted: Starbucks Card Wi-Fi Offer
Simply buy a card, or if you have a card you've used or reloaded in the past 30 days, you're ready to sign in.

Quoted: Coffee-chain giant Starbucks plans to roll out no-cost AT&T Wi-Fi access at most locations today—to customers who buy a minimum $5 Starbucks Card, register online, and use that card once a month.

Quoted: Now, tomorrow, McDonald's begins a four-week promotion called "Free Latte Friday." Go to any McDonald's in Western Washington tomorrow before 10:30 a.m. and get a free (Mc)latte.

This is a big win for Top Pot. I guess doughnuts, but not breakfast sandwiches, are in line with Starbucks' plan of refocusing on the coffee.

Quoted: Top Pot Doughnuts, a small Seattle chain that caught the attention of Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz more than four years ago, will be in all company-owned Starbucks stores in the U.S. this spring.

In addition to the quoted event, there is a surprise event at the Pike Place Market Starbucks at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8th.

Quoted: We're doing something big at Starbucks. Like Venti big. We can't tell you what's going to happen because that'll ruin the surprise. Just come to any U.S. Starbucks on Tuesday, April 8 at noon Eastern / 9 a.m. Pacific, sharp, to celebrate something big.

Quoted: Starbucks Corp (NasdaqGS:SBUX - News) is testing $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global gourmet coffee chain grapples with slower consumer spending and rising competition from fast-food rivals.

I think this is a very smart move.

Quoted: McDonald's is setting out to poach Starbucks customers with the biggest addition to its menu in 30 years. Starting this year, the company's nearly 14,000 U.S. locations will install coffee bars with "baristas" serving cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and the Frappe, similar to Starbucks' ice-blended Frappuccino.