We went to Starbucks' first investor day in 3 years, toured its new café model, and saw its comeback plan in action

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Business Insider reporter Ashley Rodriguez takes a selfie holding a cold brew in front of Starbucks' new coffeehouse model.
Business Insider reporter Ashley Rodriguez dranks lots of coffee and previewed the model for Starbucks new coffeehouses at its investor day.

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Empty stores and massage chairs next to produce: Amazon Fresh employees explain the chain's demise

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An employee picks orders for customers at an Amazon Fresh grocery store on December 12, 2024 in Federal Way, Washington.
Amazon Fresh struggled to separate itself from other grocers, store employees told Business Insider.

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Nvidia salaries revealed: How much the chip giant pays engineers and other key roles as its stock mints millionaires

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Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang

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Data centers are powering Blackstone's $1.3 trillion investment empire

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Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman speaks and holds out his hand in a gesture during the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit in Washington, DC on December 6, 2018.
Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman

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Starbucks says it has cracked its comeback. The COO, charged with executing the strategy, explains what's coming next.

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Starbucks COO walks onstage at an Investor Day event on January 29, 2026.
Starbucks COO Mike Grams told Business Insider about what's ahead for the coffee giant as it enters the next phase of its turnaround.

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Meta and Microsoft both blew their data center budgets last quarter. Wall Street is only mad at one of them.

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Citadel's Umesh Subramanian is out as CTO after 7 years

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Umesh Subramanian
Umesh Subramanian says he reaches out to top candidates when they're in their decision-making process about joining the firm.

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An Amazon worker used an AI tool to flag which roles were on the chopping block

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

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Amazon execs say layoffs are part of turning the company into the 'world's largest startup,' internal memos show

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy waving from Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley tech conference
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy waving from Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley tech conference

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Starbucks wants to be your afternoon wellness stop with protein drinks and fiber snacks

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A sign promoting Starbucks' protein cold foam stands outside one of the chain's locations at Atlanta's airport.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the coffee giant is continuing to expand its wellness offerings, including personalized energy drinks and protein and fiber snacks.

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