Starbucks shares fall on reduced China outlook

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Starbucks shares fell 3% in the after-hours session after the company lowered its sales growth forecast for China, its second-largest market outside the U.S.

The Seattle-based coffee giant said its revenue soared 78% to $7.5 billion in the April-June period, an all-time high, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic receded and customers flocked to its stores.

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The results beat Wall Street’s forecast of $7.3 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

Starbucks said its global same-store sales – or sales at locations open at least a year – jumped 73% from the same period last year. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %SBUX STARBUCKS CORP. 126.03 -0.03 -0.02%

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