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With over 16,000 store locations worldwide and 176,000 employees whipping up double tall lattes, the Starbucks (SBUX) franchise doesn't seem like it ever had to struggle from humble roots. Its quick

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If most Americans had never heard of Wall Street titan Edward Liddy before the financial crisis, they knew his name only too well by the end of last spring.The former CEO of Allstate (ALL) famously c

In 2005, Barron’s called him one of the 30 best CEOs in the world. Then Fortune placed his firm on its list of “Most Admired Companies”. One year later, American Banker presented hi