Shares of Green Mountain plunged as much as 24 percent in after-hours trade, but regained some ground after Starbucks said on a conference call that it would continue to supply Green Mountain with Starbucks-branded single-serve coffee pods called K-cups. Starbucks shares rose 3 percent to $51.87. "With Green Mountain's patents expiring this fall, Starbucks' entry is part of the competitive onslaught hitting Green Mountain," said hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who has been one of the most outspoken critics of Green Mountain. Green Mountain did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Starbucks announcement. Single-portion coffee, known as cups, discs or pods, make up only 8 percent of total worldwide coffee sales, according to data supplied by Euromonitor International in January. Still, category bulls say that percentage should grow as more people take advantage of its convenience. Joshua Brown, vice president of investments at

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Ford(F_) has saysit will discontinue the Ranger, making a bet that
consumers would move up to the larger and more popular F Series.




In November, consumers had a dramatic reaction to the end of the
Ranger. They bought 7,056 of them, up 86% from the same month a year
earlier, no doubt lured by incentives. For the full year, Ranger sales
are up 25%, to 64,114.




The Ranger "has a very old platform and [over time] is not selling
well," Healey said. Web2Carz saysthe Ranger has poor consumer reviews,
poor power and performance and minimal safety features.