The Java Dilemma: Saving on Coffee in Tough Times

The weak economy can be a buzz kill -- just ask one of the nation's most prominent coffee retailers. Starbucks Corp. last week reported a 97 percent drop in fourth-quarter profits, a decline blamed in part on fewer U.S. consumers getting their caffeine fix at the popular coffee-shop chain. If you're among the Americans cutting back on their coffee-shop java, chances are you've at least considered getting your caffeine fix at home instead … and doing so, experts say, doesn't necessarily mean...Full Story