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Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE) rose 2.63% to $11.70 after it said Thursday that first-quarter earnings were $284 million, or 41 cents a share, compared to $230 million, or 32 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. On a continuing-operations basis, earnings per share were steady at 27 cents a share. Sales fell to $2.59 billion compared to $2.79 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet Research estimated, on average, earnings per share of 19 cents and sales of $3.17 billion. The food-and-beverage company raised its 2010 adjusted earnings-per-share forecast to a range of 90 cents to 96 cents. Fact Set analysts' forecast averaged 91 cents for 2010.
Sara Lee Corporation (Sara Lee) is a global manufacturer and marketer of brand-name products for consumers throughout the world focused primarily on the meats, bakery, beverage and household products categories.