Albertsons Cos. Inc. shares rose 2.8% in Thursday premarket trading after the grocer reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat expectations and raised its guidance. Net income totaled $444.8 million, or 78 cents per share, down from $586.2 million, or $1.00 per share, last year. Adjusted EPS of 89 cents beat the FactSet consensus for 71 cents. Revenue of $21.27 billion was down from $22.75 billion but ahead of the FactSet consensus for $20.52 billion. Identical sales fell 10.5%, beating t