Starbucks' fourth-quarter profit beats analysts' expectations, shares rise

Starbucks reported a fourth-quarter profit of $359 million -- just a tad more than what it earned in the same quarter of 2011. The coffee chain also said it opened 415 new stores in the quarter; in the fourth-quarter of 2011, it closed 15 stores. Starbucks shares are up on the news -- mostly because the company beat analysts' profit expectations by a penny a share, and expects top estimates for...