shares of odp corp were up 11 to 35 in early trading monday after the company said it expects to post secondquarter earnings that are ahead of market expectations the businessservices and supplies company said a preliminary assessment shows sales in the second quarter were about 2 billion and that adjusted net income from continuing operations is expected to be in the range of 78 cents to 80 cents a share analysts surveyed by factset are expecting adjusted earnings of 46 cents a share the company also said its board has approved a 600 million share repurchase authorization that would run through june 30 2024 the program includes a 300 million modified dutch auction offer that would be funded with cash on hand in june odp elected to keep its two businesses under a common ownership rather than separate into distinct companies citing market conditions at that time