Crocs Inc. is setting the stage for future growth. The footwear firm on Thursday posted third quarter earnings results that were better than what Wall Street expected. Shares of Crocs rose 5.2 percent to $89.07 in early morning trading on the NasdaqGS platform. The shares closed down nearly 2.1 percent to $84.69, but that was likely largely in part due to investors digesting the news that the U.S. and China had reached an understanding of sorts in their trade war. More from WWD Crocs posted a 27.0 percen ...