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4 Most Active Stocks: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Micron Technology, (NASDAQ:MU)

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Following U.S. Stocks are among the “Most Active” Stocks in the course of recent trading session, Wednesday: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), Micron Technology, Inc (NASDAQ:MU)

  • Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), with shares dwindled -0.18% is now trading at $40.58. The Stock is active as 12.66M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 35.30M shares.
  • General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), with shares raised 0.04% is now trading at $24.82. The Stock is active as 12.06M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 36.07M shares.
  • Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) with shares dipped -0.57% is now trading at $34.59. The Stock is active as 8.53M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 28.44M shares.
  • Micron Technology, Inc (NASDAQ:MU) with shares rose 0.15% is now trading at $27.17. The Stock is active as 10.82M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 23.44M shares.

Latest NEWS regarding these Stocks are depicted underneath:

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Today, 21Vianet Group, Inc. (VNET), declared that the 21Vianet and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) have extended the commercial operator contract to provide Microsoft’s premier commercial cloud services — Windows Azure and Office 365 in China.

The renewal contract extends the term of the Microsoft China services commercial operator contract by four years until December 31, 2018. Following the renewal contract, 21Vianet will continue to fully operate and further expand Windows Azure and Office 365 service offerings in China to support the anticipated growth during the effective period of the renewal contract.

Mr. Josh Chen, Chairman and CEO of 21Vianet, stated, “As China’s premier infrastructure provider and cloud enabler, we are extremely excited to extend this important partnership with Microsoft. Since 2012, teams from Microsoft and 21Vianet have worked diligently and seamlessly in the preparation, public preview and commercial launch of both Windows Azure and Office 365 services in China. Recently, we are proud to be recognized not only as the first and only international cloud computing platform commercially accessible in China, but also as the provider that offers security, reliability and value to a wide variety of customers. As the growth momentum for cloud services remains exceptionally strong, we believe this partnership extension marks another noteworthy step in solidifying the cooperation between 21Vianet and Microsoft in addition to strengthening our leadership role in China’s cloud computing services market.”

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, markets, and supports software, services, and devices worldwide. The corporation’s Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.

General Electric Company, (NYSE:GE)

Today, General Electric Company (GE), Capital’s Franchise Finance (GEFF) business declared that it has offered a $51 million credit facility to Giordano’s, a portfolio corporation of Victory Park Capital. GE Capital Markets served as administrative agent and joint lead arranger.

Founded in 1974 and calling itself the “originator of deep dish Chicago style stuffed pizza,” Giordano’s operates 16 units and franchises 31 units in the Midwest and Florida. The funds will be used to refinance existing debt and fund the development of new stores.

“We chose to work with GE Capital due to its expertise in the restaurant space, and its relationships within the industry. In short, we’re confident they can assist us grow,” said Yorgo Koutsogiorgas, CEO of Giordano’s.

General Electric Corporation (GE) operates as an infrastructure and financial services corporation worldwide. The corporation’s Power and Water segment offers gas, steam and aeroderivative turbines, nuclear reactors, generators, combined cycle systems, controls, and related services; wind turbines; and water treatment services and equipment.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Pfizer Inc. (PFE), declared that Charles Reay Mackay, Ph.D., will join the corporation as Chief Scientific Officer for Pfizer’s Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit. Professor Mackay will report directly to José-Carlos Gutiérrez-Ramos, Ph.D., group vice president of BioTherapeutics Research & Development, and will be based in Pfizer’s R&D hub in Cambridge, MA.

Professor Mackay will join Pfizer from Monash University in Australia, where he is a research fellow, and the Charles Perkins Center within the Faculty of Medicine at Sydney University, where he was Chair of Diabetes. Professor Mackay has also held important biotech leadership positions at LeukoSite Inc. and Millennium Therapeutics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has authored more than 160 peer-reviewed scientific publications and is a member of the Australian Academy of Science and was an Australia Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

Pfizer Inc., a biopharmaceutical corporation, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells healthcare products worldwide. The corporation operates through Global Innovative Pharmaceutical (GIP); Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare (VOC); and Global Established Pharmaceutical (GEP) segments.

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), declared that the corporation will issue its second quarter fiscal 2015 financial results on Wednesday, April. 1. The corporation had formerly planned the financial results to be issued on April 2.

The corporation will host a conference call Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. MT to talk about its financial results. The call, audio, slides, other operational and financial information, and guidance will be accessible online at http://investors.micron.com/events.cfm. A webcast replay will be accessible on the corporation’s website until April 1, 2016. A taped audio replay of the conference call will also be accessible at 1-404-537-3406 or 1-855-859-2056 (conference number: 6063446) starting at 5:30 p.m. MT, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 and ongoing until 5:30 p.m. MT, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. For Investor Relations and other corporation updates, follow @MicronTech on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MicronTech.

Micron Technology, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides semiconductor solutions worldwide. The corporation manufactures and markets dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash, and NOR flash memory products; and packaging solutions and semiconductor systems.

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