Coffee, Espresso, Cappuccino & the search for the perfect Caffè Macchiato

BOGOTA (Dow Jones)–Below are prices set by Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers, known as Fedecafe, for purchases by the National Coffee Fund on Thursday.

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — Brazil , the world’s biggest coffee producer, will probably spend 300 million reais ($175 million) to support prices for growers this year.

Coffee futures rose Thursday, despite the dollar’s continued rebound against currencies such as the euro and the British pound.

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Hours before the grand opening of a suburban Kansas City coffee shop this week, a thief smashed the front door, stole a safe and emptied the cash register.

WATERBURY, Vt.—-There’s a new fuel at your local Exxon and Mobil convenience stores. Green Mountain Coffee, the coffee segment of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. , announces the launch of Revv™, a new Extra Bold coffee that delivers 27% more coffee and 27% more kick.

Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. traded lower again Thursday after a Stifel Nicolaus analyst downgraded the stock, saying costs are likely to rise and growth in single-cup brewers may not meet expectations.

ST. CHARLES – The Welcome Club of the Fox Valley invites those with an interest in knowing more about the club and its various activities, to a get-acquainted membership coffee at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the home of board member Graciela Croal. Call 630-945-3073 for information, location and directions.

0953 EDT [Dow Jones] - ICE Dec arabica coffee is up 65 points at $1.4055 a pound, paring a 140-point rise, with March up 55 points. “We’re trading narrowly after stalling on the upside today,” a New York desk trader says. “Last week’s Gustav rally went nowhere.

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — Robusta coffee advanced in London as the weakening dollar and gains in crude oil boosted the appeal of raw materials as an alternative investment. Cocoa also rose.

BOGOTA (Dow Jones)–Below are prices set by Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers, known as Fedecafe, for purchases by the National Coffee Fund on Wednesday.

NORRISTOWN - A Philadelphia man is in hot water after he allegedly hurled a steaming cup of coffee at another driver during a road rage incident.

An investigation is under way after a semi-automatic gun was left in coffee shop by a firearms officer.

,NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man is in hot water after he allegedly hurled a steaming cup of coffee at another driver during a road rage…

,NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man is in hot water after he allegedly hurled a steaming cup of coffee at another driver during a road rage…