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Starbucks

Runs coffee shops all over the world that sell coffee and drinks.

📖 Its story

In 1971, three friends who loved good coffee opened a little store at Pike Place Market in Seattle. At first they only sold coffee beans to take home. Later they started making drinks, and the idea spread across the planet.

💵 How it makes money

It sells coffee, drinks and food in its stores, and also packaged coffee in supermarkets.

🤯 Fun fact

Its name comes from Starbuck, a character in the novel Moby-Dick.

👍 The good part

Many customers visit often and use its app to order and pay.

⚠️ The risk

If the price of coffee goes way up or people spend less, it could sell less.

🧠 Did you get it?

Where does the name Starbucks come from?

Its stock
SBUX
on the Nasdaq stock exchange
$106.16
▼ 3.23% today
▲ 26.07% this year
In the game: 106.16 Monis per share (1 Moni = 1 dollar).
Price as of November 5 at 6:49 PM ET, delayed.

🗂️ Quick facts

  • Founded in: 1971
  • Founded by: Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker
  • Home: Seattle, Washington, USA

🔎 How to find it on the stock market

  1. Search the internet for SBUX stock.
  2. You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters SBUX.
  3. Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).

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