U.S. stock futures are up today after a major drop yesterday due to the surge in oil prices over worries on the situation in Libya.

Hewlett-Packard was down more than 10% in pre-market trading after releasing a weak earnings report after the bell yesterday.

There was a handful of other earnings news out this morning as well and DirecTV and Limited Brands will be posting later today.

Here is a roundup of earnings news so far

• Lowe's beat analyst expectations

• Chesapeake Energy and Dollar Tree fell below analyst predictions

• Chico's raised its quarterly dividend

SHARES UP: Barclays rose about 1.5% after U.S. federal judge ruled it was fair for it to buy the U.S. operations of Lehman Brothers

Closing price: $20.51

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EARNINGS BEAT: Lowe's beat analyst expectations for its fourth-quarter with a net income of $285 million or $0.21 per share

Closing price: $25.99

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EARNINGS WATCH: Priceline.com expected to report Q4 EPS at $3.10 on revenue of $736.14 million. Shares were down a little in after-hours trading.

Closing price: $433.78

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