News

August 16, 2011

• Hedge Funds Hold Their Own in August

• Job Loss a Concern for 26 Percent of American Workers

• More Than 70% of Adults Feel Banks' Most Important Focus Should Be on Electronic Banking Security

• Parents Become More Self Reliant in Paying for High Costs of College

August 15, 2011

• Global company to create 156 jobs in Marietta

• Georgia-Based Knology Authorizes Stock Repurchase Program

• Second Quarter Metro Area Home Prices Mixed with Little Change, State Sales Down

• Walmart Dominates the Market for Back-to-School Shopping

• 80% of Employers are Concerned About Health Reform's Additional Administrative Obligations

• FPA Experts and Survey Cite Reliance on Long-term Plans for Consumers and Moderate Reactions to Current Market Turmoil are Best Response

• UK LEI Remains Unchanged in June

• Retail Sales See Slight Gains in July

• Market Sell off and Future Risks Notwithstanding, S&P VRS research team remains bullish on U.S. economy

August 12, 2011

• Albany Chamber's August "Business After Hours" Sponsored by Quail Unlimited, this Tuesday

• ROUND2 Opens Georgia Processing Facility

• Global Company to Invest $20 Million in Georgia Facility

• U.S. Food Recalls Up, Consumer Product Recalls Down

• Number of Workers Living Paycheck to Paycheck at Pre-Recession Levels

• Collapse of Confidence in Economy, Wall Street and Washington

• RailAmerica, Inc. Reports July 2011 Monthly Carloads Down 6.8%

• The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.K. Remained Unchanged in June

• U.S. Business Journalists Optimistic Their Local Economies Will Improve

• Mortgage Rates Setting Record Lows

• Private Company Optimism About the Economy Drops, Yet Spending Plans Strengthen

• U.S. Exports Hit More Than $170 Billion in June

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