Starbucks shares climb in after-hours trading as turnaround runs ahead of schedule despite profit miss

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX, ETR:SRB) shares rose 4.6% after hours on Tuesday as the coffee chain said its turnaround efforts are ahead of schedule, encouraging investors despite a sharper-than-expected drop in profits. Adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter fell to $0.50, down 46% from a year earlier and well below analysts' forecasts.