October 2013 News

October 31, 2013

• First Community Corp & Savannah River Financial Corp Announce Approval of Merger

• Governor Deal: Expect More Problems with Obamacare

• Southern Company Q3 Profit Decreases

• GPA Recognized for Preservation

• Graphic Packaging Profit Up 17.5% in Q3

• Half of Americans Say Current Job Market in Their Region is Bad

• Online Labor Demand Down 257,900 in October

• Healthcare Continues To Rank as Top Financial Fear in Retirement

• Vehicle Vandalism Peaks on Halloween with Nearly Twice as Many Claims as Usual

• Survey: More Than Half Of Those In U.S. With Smartphones Use Mobile Payments

• Emerging Markets, U.S. Corporate Debt Expected to be Among Better Fixed Income Performers

October 30, 2013

• Aflac Profit Falls 31%, Missing Estimates, on Japan Sales

• Georgia Banks Fidelity Southern, SunTrust Ranked Nationally for Fee Income

• Cumulus Media Q3 Profit Plunges

• Georgia's AGCO Corp. Q3 Profit Up to $125.2M

• First Data Buys Perka, Posts Q3 Loss

• Prison Health Care Spending Up Sharply in States

• Home Prices Continue Rise

• Consumer Confidence Decreases Sharply In October

• Companies Created From Federally Funded University Research Fuel American Innovation, Economic Growth

• New Research Suggests What Consumers Really Want from Banks: Simplicity

October 29, 2013

• Georgia Gas Prices Ending Month on Low Note

• Half of Students Who Lost Georgia HOPE Grant Do Not Re-Enroll

• Plum Creek Timber Buying 501,000 Acres in Southeast; 36,000 in Georgia

• UPS Holiday Pick-Ups To Exceed 34 Million Packages on Peak Day