For a while, I forgot all about my coffee experience in China.

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"We're not at all pleased about our financial performance here, " the coffee chain's chief financial officer Troy Alstead told the committee.

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Of all of these facts, I believe the ones about the food and coffee are the most important.

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Groupon, Zynga and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters are all down at least 75% in the past year, amid doubts about their accounting and prospects.

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Just about any other commodity, whether it is livestock, sugar, coffee, or metals, have all seen values fall.

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