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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/16/2012 -- Arch Coal, Inc. C (NYSE:ACI) is +0.09 - +1.16% from the previous close of $7.79. It traded between $7.72 - 8.26 with total traded volume of 18629080 shares. Keep a close eye on ACI, as the stock has been showing unusual moves over the past weeks. At Current market price, ACI has recovered +52.71% from its 52-week Low of 5.16 and has Pulled back -61.32% from its 52-week high of 20.37.Arch Coal Inc shares declined 4.03% and closed at $7.62 in yesterday’s session. Goldman Sachs lowered shares of Arch Coal from a neutral rating with a sell rating in a research report released last week. Separately, analysts at Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Arch Coal in a research note to investors this month. They set an underweight rating and a $3.50 price target on the stock.

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC): Wells Fargo reported Q3 revenues reaching $21.2 billion, which is an increase of 8.0 percent on the previous year. On average, analysts believe that Wells Fargo will report earnings that reach $21.5 billion. The company reported a 21.7 percent rise in earnings to $4.94 billion. Earnings per share saw a 22.2 percent increase to $0.88 per share, which beats analysts consensus by a penny.Wells Fargo & Com (NYSE:WFC) is -0.07 - -0.21% from the previous close of $33.90. It traded between $33.72 - 34.13 with total traded volume of 20886708 shares. At Current Market Price, WFC is in distance of -2.80% from its 50-day Moving Average price of $34.8051 and +1.01% from its 200-day Moving Average price of $33.4905.

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Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT)‘s stock had its “sector perform” rating restated by analysts at RBC Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $33.00 price target on the stock.Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at Independent Research GmbH reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Microsoft Corp in a research note to investors on Friday. They now have a $32.50 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Pacific Crest cut their EPS estimates on shares of Microsoft Corp in a research note on Friday. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock. Finally, analysts at Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft Corp in a research note to investors on Thursday, October 11th.Shares of Microsoft Corp traded up 0.46% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $29.645.Microsoft Corp has a 52 week low of $24.30 and a 52 week high of $32.95. The company has a market cap of $248.5 billion and a P/E ratio of 14.76.Microsoft Corp last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 19th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.11. Microsoft Corp’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Microsoft Corp will post $2.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK - 2.68), according to volume data from the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX). By the closing bell, speculators on these three exchanges had bought to open 9,293 puts on NOK, along with only 1,621 calls.The resulting single-day ISE/CBOE/PHLX put/call volume ratio of 5.73 confirms a strong preference for pessimistic plays on the telecom stock.In fact, overall put volume on NOK rose to 1.1 times the norm on Monday, with approximately 18,000 contracts changing hands -- compared to a relatively modest 8,534 calls. The most active strike was the October 2.50 put, which is set to expire at the end of this week. A total of 10,771 contracts crossed the tape at this strike, and 82% traded at the ask price. Open interest at the October 2.50 put jumped overnight by 6,047 contracts, so it's safe to assume that new bearish bets were initiated here on Monday. Based on the option's volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of $0.11, those put buyers need NOK to fall below break-even in $2.39 over the next four sessions in order to turn a profit. The stock settled yesterday at $2.68, which means speculators are looking for a short-term drop of more than 10.8%.Over the past 52 weeks, NOK has lost 55.3% of its value. The stock is currently pinned below resistance at the $3 level and its descending 40-week moving average.

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