Thursday, May 31, 2007

Sears Holdings net up 20 pct on special gains

(Reuters) - Earnings for Sears, controlled by hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, came in roughly in the middle of a targeted range the company gave in early May, disappointing some investors and sending the company's shares down more than 2 percent.




First-quarter net income rose to $216 million, or $1.40 a share, from $180 million, or $1.14 a share, a year earlier. On May 3, Sears said it expected net income of $1.30 to $1.53 a share.


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