She takes a look at the factors that move a blue-chip stock these days--in this case, Starbucks--while weaving in the fascinating history of a company that 20 years ago experts would have said couldn't exist.

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She had black hair, blue eyes, and a look that could bring you to tears.

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She craned her neck to look up at the vaulted roof, which was helmeted by two blue cupolas.

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For the party, she lined the blue doughnuts along a big piece of Lucite over a blue piece of wrapping paper to make it look like a pool.

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