The list of major companies laying off staff this year includes Verizon, IBM Amazon, Starbucks, American Airlines, and more

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Verizon is one of the latest companies to cut jobs in 2025.

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Pro-union flyers appear in Starbucks headquarters as some corporate staff quietly support barista strikes

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Starbucks' Seattle headquarters

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Zohran Mamdani wants you to boycott Starbucks

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Mamdani lending support to the striking baristas represents an early indication of how he may use the bully pulpit of his office as mayor of New York City.

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Starbucks' labor battle threatens to undermine its comeback plan as strike launches on Red Cup Day

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Starbucks baristas on Thursday launched another work stoppage — their fourth since CEO Brian Niccol took the helm of the company.

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Here's a list of popular coffee shops that have filed for bankruptcy amid rising prices

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Coffee shops seek bankruptcy protection

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Get lost, Labubu: the Starbucks Bearista is here — and it's reselling for hundreds of dollars

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Some Starbucks "Bearista" cups are listed for as much as $50,000 on eBay.

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More than 3,700 stores are closing across the US this year. Here's the list.

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Bloomin' Brands, which owns Outback Steakhouse, closed 21 restaurants in October.

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I bought the viral Starbucks bear cup after camping outside the store at 1 a.m. They only had 2 in stock.

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Paden Ferguson was able to get a Starbucks Bearista on release day.

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Meet the investor buying 60% of Starbucks' China business in a $4 billion deal

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Starbucks has sold 60% of its China business to Boyu Capital.

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30 products that haven't been around for as long as you'd think

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An iPhone in 2007.

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