Student Weekly Wrap-up, June 27

Student Weekly Wrap-up

Selected articles from this week's Journal to help you stay at the top of your class.

June 27 - July 3, 2008

	INTRO TO BUSINESS
Starbucks to Shut 500 More Stores, Cut Jobs
Starbucks said it will close an additional 500 U.S. stores and cut more jobs, effectively ending its tenure as a break-neck growth company. It is also a sign of how badly the specialty-coffee business is struggling.

	MACROECONOMICS
BIS: Economy Nears 'Tipping Point'
The global economy may be close to a "tipping point" that could see it enter a slowdown so severe that it transforms the current period of rising inflation into a period of falling prices, the Bank for International Settlements said.

	MARKETING
Churches Work on Their Message
A recent Pew poll on religion points to a longstanding challenge for Christian pastors: They must reach out to non-believers but impress upon them that there is one true path to salvation -- the path they teach.

	CAREERS
Back to School for Career Advice
Not-so-recent college graduates are demanding more career assistance from their former schools as they face tougher employment markets, and universities have begun to respond by creating job-search programs.

	LEISURE & ARTS
A Banner Year for Sports
Less than half over, 2008 has been one of the most unlikely ? and enjoyable ? sports years in recent memory. Could the Holy Grail of unlikely championships be far behind?



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