Kroger Co. shares jumped nearly 6% in Thursday premarket trading after the grocer reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat the Street and gave guidance ahead of expectations. Net income totaled $566 million, or 75 cents per share, after a loss of $77 million, or 10 cents per share, last year. Adjusted EPS of 91 cents beat the FactSet consensus for 74 cents. Sales of $33.05 billion were up from $30.74 billion last year and ahead of the FactSet consensus for $32.68 billion. Identical sales excluding... Читать дальше...