Among the premarket stories for Tuesday, Oct. 7, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--McMoRan Exploration Co. escaped significant damage from Hurricane Gustav, the company said T...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst downgraded United Community Banks Inc. to "Neutral" from "Buy" on Tuesday, citing concerns that the bank will continue to report losses on its ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of regional banks tumbled Tuesday amid several bank downgrades and as concern over the fate of investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. rattled financial stocks.READ MORE

(BLAIRSVILLE, Ga.)United Community Banks Inc. said Friday that its main bank subsidiary has secured a $30 million unsecured subordinated term loan in an effort to boost its capital position.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)United Community Banks Inc. shares have risen sharply in morning trading Tuesday after an investment bank upgraded the stock, saying the shares have fallen too far.READ MORE

Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, June 4, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Xilinx are up after the chip maker announced it would eliminate 250 jobs, o...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Standard Pacific Corp. shares surged more than 50 percent on Tuesday after it received an equity investment of $530 million from affiliates of a private equity firm, helping send t...READ MORE