NEW YORK, Dec 19- A relatively unknown German holding company this week made its third move on a coffee company as it tries to assemble a juggernaut that can challenge chains like Starbucks Corp and Dunkin' Brands Group Inc.
Dec 17- The Benckiser group agreed to buy Caribou Coffee Co Inc for about $340 million in a deal that would boost the German investment company's position as the No. 2 U.S. purveyor of premium coffee, but still well behind Starbucks Corp..
*Lavazza owns 7.5 pct in Green Mountain, says not to raise stake. MILAN, Dec 12- Italian coffee roaster Lavazza expects the United States to overtake Europe as its second-biggest market behind Italy over the next 10 years, as it expands in the growing market for single-serve coffee machines.
NEW YORK, Dec 5- Starbucks Corp plans to open more than 3,000 new shops in the Americas in the next five years, an increase of more than 20 percent, as it pushes a growth strategy that relies on tea and juice as much as coffee, the world's largest coffee chain said on Wednesday.
*Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq each end up 0.8 pct. NEW YORK, Nov 28- U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday after comments from House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, on a possible compromise to avoid the "fiscal cliff" turned the market around.
*Costco to pay special dividend. *Dow up 0.5 pct, S&P 500 up 0.3 pct, Nasdaq up 0.3 pct. House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said he was optimistic that a budget deal to avert large tax hikes and spending cuts currently under discussion in Washington could be reached.
*Costco to pay $7 special dividend on Dec 18. NEW YORK, Nov 28- U.S. stocks turned higher on Wednesday on investors' hopes that a compromise could be reached to avoid the "fiscal cliff" after comments from U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama.
*4th- qtr EPS of $0.64/ shr top Wall St view of $0.48/ shr. Nov 27- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc on Tuesday forecast earnings for the current quarter and full year that were much stronger than analysts expected, helped by an expanded lineup of single-serve coffee makers and drinks, sending its shares up 24 percent in after-hours trade.
Inventory problems look to drag down share prices for a couple of high-end retailers, Brad Lamensdorf of the Ranger Equity Bear ETF said Monday on CNBC.