Go to the Starbucks Corporation website and find information that you would use in developing a company profile. Select Our Company, and then select and read the brief Company Profile and Mission Statement. Then go back to the About Us page and select Investor Relations. Select Stock Information and find the current price of the company's stock along with the high and low price of each share during the past year.

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What is the current price of a share of Starbucks stock (include the date of your post and your source)? What were the high and low prices of a share of Starbucks stock during the past year? What is the current price of a share of Starbucks closest competitor? Does Starbucks Corporation appear to have an operating philosophy that is similar or dissimilar to other corporations in the industry? You need to identify and analyze the philosophy of the two other companies and provide your respective comments based on your analysis. (Cite your sources.)