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Starbucks interim CEO Schultz to suspend share buyback programme

Starbucks will suspend its share repurchase programme, which is popular with investors but has been a lightning rod for criticism from union backers

NEW YORK - The newly installed interim chief executive of Starbucks Howard Schultz announced Monday he will suspend a share repurchase programme as the chain navigates a challenging landscape amid a growing unionisation push.

"Starting immediately, we are suspending our share repurchasing programme," the 68-year-old billionaire said in a letter to employees after he resumed leadership of the coffee giant he ran two times previously.

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