Starbucks beats view, raises targets, shares jump

* Raises fiscal 2010 earnings estimates

* Eyes growth in new markets such as China

* Shares up 4 percent

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

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corpraised its financial forecasts for 2010 in the latest sign ayear-long turnaround effort is boosting margins and putting itback on track for growth, sending shares up 4 percent.

The company, which has been slashing its outlets, layingpeople off and reducing costs, raised its target for fiscal2010 earnings -- excluding items -- to growth of 15 percent to20 percent from a previously forecast growth range of 13percent to 18 percent.

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