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The agreement has an initial consideration of $100 million (subject to certain adjustments for working capital and indebtedness), consisting of cash, expected to be paid out of cash-on-hand, and shares of MOTR's common stock.

Motricity (MOTR) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Adenyo, a mobile marketing, advertising and analytics solutions provider with operations in the United States, Canada and France.

Equity futures are pointing higher this morning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to open 37 points higher while the broader S&P500 index is looking to open over 5 points higher.

The company sees 2011 EPS of $3.82 to $4.02, vs. consensus estimates of $3.86 per share, and Q1 EPS of $0.83 to $0.87, vs.

Roper Industries (NYSE:ROP) reported Q4 EPS of $1.10, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.99 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 23% year-over-year to $679.0 million, topping consensus estimates of $668.7 million.

The company sees Q1 EPS of $0.93 to $0.96, vs. consensus estimates of $0.85 per share, on revenues of $92.0 to $95.0 million, vs. consensus estimates of $89.68 million.

Mr. Tao Wang, Changyou's chief executive officer, commented, ""2010 was another year of growth and progress.

"Changyou.com (NASDAQ:CYOU) reported Q4 EPS of $0.90, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.86 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 30% year-over-year to $91.7 million, topping consensus estimates of $88.2 million.

The company sees Q1 EPS of $1.03 to $1.08, vs. consensus estimates of $0.95 per share. It sees Q1 revenues of $164.5 million to $169.5 million, vs. consensus estimates of $161.60 million.

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"Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) reported Q4 EPS of $1.07, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.99 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 27.5% year-over-year to $173.2 million, topping consensus estimates of $167.7 million.

Nintendo (NTDOY) ADRs, at a recent $34, now trade at less than half their peak, undercut by waning sales of the Wii and the DS hand-held, Nintendo's most successful platform so far. The company's sales have been hurt as smartphone

The steep sell-off in Amazon’s (AMZN) stock following less-than-stellar Q4 margins and muted Q1 guidance, creating what Barrons.com calls a buying opportunity. Analysts say the margin pressures are related to the company's invest

Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) and Massey Energy Company (MEE) announced that they signed a definitive agreement under which Alpha will acquire all outstanding shares of Massey common stock, subject to customary closing conditions

Twitter is said to be experimenting with ways to gain sales from its increasing popularity and find the type of business formula that helped Google (GOOG) and Facebook, the LA Times reports. Analysts say 2010 was the year of the "

Wal-Mart (WMT) has recently been forced to take "drastic" steps to clear stores and warehouses of excess goods after binging on Christmas inventory. According to an executive at a major supplier, "It looks like they are in danger