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During tough times, people may make lunch at home, cancel a streaming subscription or two, drive less. But don't even think about coming for the coffee.

Shares of Starbucks jumped more than 9% Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings, highlighting how the coffee chain with more than 35,000 locations around the world might be the closest thing to recession-proof.

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Source Fool.com