Costco, Starbucks Raising Wages // Comcast Beats on Earnings // Strawberry Pop-Tart Lawsuit - 10/28 (Hour 2)

The Financial Exchange Show - A podcast by The Financial Exchange Network

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(2:16) - With the labor market still tight, both Starbucks and Costco announced that they will be raising wages. Starbucks will raise their minimum wage from $14 to $17 by next summer, while it will be the second time this year that Costco is raising their minimum wage this year, this time to $17.(13:11) - Comcast reported a beat on earnings, with NBC Universal seeing a 58% increase in revenue growth. Where did this increase in revenue come from?(22:59) - A story in the Wall Street Journal has indicated that the MBA degree almost always ends up being worth it for graduates, as it leads to manageable debt and a successful career.(32:42) - A lawsuit in New York has been filed against Kellogg and it alleges that Strawberry Pop-Tarts contain more pears and apples than strawberries. Believe it or not, this is the third lawsuit in the past year accusing Kellogg of not having enough strawberries in their Strawberry Pop-Tarts.