On Wednesday, Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), closed at $47.58.
Microsoft Corporation, on Wednesday declared the recipients of the 2015 Microsoft Supplier Program (MSP) Excellence Awards. The MSP Excellence Awards recognize superior performance, exemplary service and innovation by suppliers that demonstrate what it means to be a preferred supplier at Microsoft. The purpose of the MSP is to build long-term relationships with a select group of planned suppliers that create long-term value for Microsoft.
Winners of the 2015 MSP Excellence Awards were nominated by employees of Microsoft in various business units, MSP suppliers and Microsoft Procurement Professionals. An extensive panel of Microsoft employees and external judges selects all final awardees.
Award winners were based on excellence in a number of areas, counting quality, value, service and innovation. Winners were declared during the 13th Annual MSP Summit on Microsoft’s main corporate campus in Redmond, Wash.
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, markets, and supports software, services, and devices worldwide. The company’s Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.
Shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), inclined 0.26% to $34.30, during its last trading session.
Pfizer Inc. would benefit from a takeover of U.K. rival GlaxoSmithKline Plc, a Deutsche Bank AG analyst wrote in a note to clients titled “Introducing PfizerKline.” According to Bloomberg.
Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Ian Read has signaled he’s hungry for transactions that can boost the biggest U.S. drugmaker’s sales. He’s looked across the Atlantic before: A year ago, New York-based Pfizer abandoned a bid to buy London-based AstraZeneca Plc for $117 billion in what would have been the industry’s biggest-ever acquisition. Andrew Widger, a spokesman for Pfizer, declined to comment on the Deutsche Bank report, as did Glaxo spokesman Simon Steel. Bloomberg Reports.
Pfizer Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through Global Innovative Pharmaceutical (GIP); Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare (VOC); and Global Established Pharmaceutical (GEP) segments.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Shares of Southern Company (NYSE:SO), settled at $43.67.
Georgia Power declared that Valerie Hendrickson has been elected by its board of directors to lead the company’s Corporate Communication organization. Hendrickson will oversee the company’s overall communication with internal and external audiences, counting advertising, creative and production services, electronic communications, employee communications, media relations and social media efforts.
Hendrickson brings nearly 18 years of communication experience to this role, counting positions at Southern Company, SouthernLINC and Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc. As director of Corporate Communication, Hendrickson was instrumental in developing and implementing internal and external communication strategy for Georgia Power. She also formerly served as media relations manager for Georgia Power.
Georgia Power is the largest partner of Southern Company (SO), the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its auxiliaries. Value, Reliability, Customer Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the company’s promise to 2.4 million customers in all but four of Georgia’s 159 counties.
The Southern Company, together with its auxiliaries, operates as a public electric utility company. It is involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity through coal, nuclear, oil and gas, and hydro resources in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi.
Finally, National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), ended its last trade with 0.42% gain, and closed at $50.17.
On May 14, National Oilwell Varco, declared that its Board of Directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share of common stock, payable on June 26, 2015 to each stockholder of record on June 12, 2015.
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling, completion, and production; and provides oilfield services to the upstream oil and gas industry worldwide. The company’s Rig Systems segment offers land rigs; offshore drilling equipment packages; and drilling rig components.
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