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Starbucks set to open thousands more coffee shops globally

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Starbucks is planning to open thousands more coffee shops around the world and make them more inviting places to linger, even as competitors focus on speedy drive-through and mobile order options.  The Seattle-based beverage and … Read more

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Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown

Companies including Palantir and Deloitte have collectively reaped more than $22bn from contracts with agencies at the heart of Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown over the past year. Consultants, tech groups, charter airlines and a gravel company headed by an ally of the US president have been among the biggest beneficiaries of a surge in … Read more

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First Brands founder indicted on US fraud charges

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US prosecutors have indicted First Brands founder Patrick James and his brother Edward on fraud charges after the company collapsed into bankruptcy.  In an indictment unsealed on Thursday, federal prosecutors in the Manhattan US attorney’s … Read more

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