While the results were mixed relative to analyst estimates, far stronger revenue growth than expected sent the stock up 21% by 11:15 a.m. EST. Skechers reported fourth-quarter revenue of $764.3 million, up 5.8% year over year and $40 million higher than the average analyst estimate.

That forced management to announce a significant reduction for full-year 2017 guidance. If investors only look at percentage increases from the prior-year period, then it would be easy to craft a story about how Organovo absolutely crushed it during the most recent quarter.

After more than doubling last year to rank as one of 2016’s best-performing non-leveraged exchange traded funds, the VanEck Vectors Steel ETF is on a tear to start 2017 with a gain of more than 8%.

Amazon says it will begin collecting sales taxes on purchases in Arkansas, a move that lawmakers have said could bring millions in additional revenue to the state. A spokeswoman for the e-commerce giant said Friday that the company will begin collecting sales taxes on March 1, but declined further comment.

Feb. 10, 2017 – 3:22 – White House sources tell FBN Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino that the New York Times is creating a special investigative unit to investigate the business ties of Donald Trump, his family and administration officials.

European benchmarks surged on Friday following another volley of corporate earnings numbers and solid trade data from China for January European benchmarks were broadly higher on Friday as investors reacted to yet more corporate earnings numbers and some solid Chinese data that helped to boost commodity shares across the continent. The FTSE 100 rose by 0.40% to 7,258, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index struck a new high of 18,723, before closing the session 0.47% higher at 18,715.

Investors should buy shares of Keane Group right now, before the company’s initial public offering quiet period ends on Feb. 14. When the quiet period expires, the stock is likely to rise as analysts at the firms that underwrite the IPO issue bullish research reports on the stock. They’re likely to be bullish because the company has strong fundamentals and management, and its IPO saw solid demand.

In the last five weeks the Fed has allowed reserve balances at Federal Reserve banks to rise to $2.2 trillion from $1.85 trillion, a $375 billion increase. Some might look at this and call it a “stealth” easing.

The Trade: buy 1 QQQ April $125 put and sell 1 QQQ April $120 put for a debit of 1.05 points per spread. For those of you who follow and take my trades, this trade will look familiar.

Brexit is antagonizing European Union governments, raising the risk that negotiations deteriorate into a bust-up even worse than first expected. initial demands –- and warnings over what she will do with taxes or security if she doesn’t get her way -– are elevating the likelihood that the U.K. leaves the bloc in 2019 without an exit deal, let alone the sweeping The decline in sentiment comes less than two months before May plans to open discussions by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and suggests she may need to modify Alexander Stubb told Bloomberg Television this week.

Feb. 10, 2017 – 4:25 – London Center for Policy Senior Fellow LT. Col. Tony Shaffer on reports members of Congress were hacked by three IT staffers.

Feb. 10, 2017 – 6:15 – S&P Global Senior Director Rich Peterson on the potential impact of President Trump’s tax plan on the markets and the state of earnings.