Earnings

* Cost Plus Inc. said first-quarter net income rose 29% on a 17% rise in sales, pushed by home furnishings and consumables. Net income was $3.30 million, or 15 cents a share, compared with $2.56 million, or 12 cents, a year earlier. Total sales rose to $185.7 million from $159.2 million as same-store sales climbed 3.4% after a 3% increase a year earlier.