Earnings roundup: ValueClick, Sara Lee

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) -ValueClick Inc.'s first-quarter profit rose 3 percent as revenue rose sharply, the seller of online advertising said Tuesday.

CHICAGO (AP) -Sara Lee Corp. posted an 82 percent increase Tuesday in third-quarter earnings on higher sales prices and the weak dollar, but still-soaring commodity prices limited the gains and disappointed Wall Street.

NEW YORK (AP) -Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., which operates a fleet of drybulk vessels, said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings soared 69 percent as its expanded fleet benefited from rising charter rates.

HOUSTON (AP) -Oil and natural gas producer Ultra Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings rose by more than half, beating Wall Street forecasts as production jumped to record levels and commodity prices surged.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) -WMS Industries Inc., which makes slot machines and other casino games, said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped 46 percent, citing steep increases in gaming operations revenue and international new unit shipments.

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) -Network applications company Tekelec said Tuesday that it swung to a first-quarter profit from a year-ago quarter weighed down by a loss on discontinued operations.