 Starbucks has been dealing with a slowdown in visits and weaker than expected sales and profit, so Elliott Investment Management has been talking with Starbucks officials about how to boost the stock price. Sources say Elliott has built a sizable stake in the company. Three records in a row, then back-to-back sell-offs. It's been a wild week for the Dow. Today it fell 377, or about 1%. The Nasdaq lost 144, 0.8%. The S&P down 40, 0.7%. I'm Nancy.