Starbucks beats view, raises target, shares up

* Q4 adj EPS 24 cents vs Street view of 21 cents

* Raises EPS growth target for fiscal 2010

* Shares up 4 percent

(Adds details, CFO's comments, updates shares)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corpreported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raisedits forecast, in the latest signs that the chain is turningaround after closing cafes and slashing costs, and its sharesrose 4.1 percent.

The company raised its target for fiscal 2010 earningsexcluding items to growth of 15 percent to 20 percent, from apreviously forecast growth range of 13 percent to 18 percent.

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