The owner of Chuck E. Cheese jumped after the Irving, Texas, company easily beat Wall Street expectations. CEC said profit in the third quarter climbed 28 percent to 55 cents per share, better than the 46 cents predicted. Brad Ludington of KeyBanc Capital Markets said the swine flu, which squeezed second-quarter results, appeared not be a big issue as children returned for pizza and games.
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