International Business News - UCBI http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif 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 Tuesday, but Hurricane Ike caused significant structural damage to several platforms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/premarket-roundup-mcmoran-exploration-hospitals.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:28:56 EDT 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 loan portfolio. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ahead-of-the-bell-united-community-downgraded.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:27:02 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-post-deep-losses.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:49:04 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/united-community-banks-secures-30-million-loan.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:21:36 EDT 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, or about 7 percent of its work force. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/movers-roundup-xilinx-kendle-international.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:28:44 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/united-community-shares-rise-after-analyst-upgrade.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:37:02 EDT 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 the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index higher at midday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-spf-mnc.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 13:24:38 EDT Shares of United Community Banks Inc. hit a multiyear low on Tuesday after a Sterne Agee analyst said the Blairsville, Ga.-based regional bank faces a deteriorating real estate market in the Atlanta area and downgraded the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/out-of-the-gate-united-community-banks-declines.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 10:31:06 EDT