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• Wall Street rises as economic picture brightens (Reuters)
• AIG, U.S. agree on plan to pay back taxpayers (Reuters)
• Data supports modest third-quarter growth hopes (Reuters)
• Regulators start putting Volcker rule in place (Reuters)
• Goldman's Tourre says SEC suit should be dismissed (Reuters)
• How the major stock indexes fared Wednesday (AP)
• Jobless claims fell sharply last week (Reuters)
• Worthington 1Q profit more than triples (AP)
• Vatican bank chief questioned in probe (AP)
• Mortgage rates match low of 4.32 percent (AP)
• Europe debt crisis rolls on as Irish bailouts grow (AP)
• Rolls-Royce says chief executive to leave (AFP)
• Congress holds mortgage limits at nearly $730K (AP)
• Interior Dept. sets new offshore drilling rules (AP)
• And they're out! Congress flees DC to campaign (AP)
• Automakers go green, sleek at Paris car show (AP)

Wall Street rises as economic picture brightens (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:06 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after a sharp fall in weekly claims for jobless benefits and early signs of strength in September business activity lifted confidence in the economy.

AIG, U.S. agree on plan to pay back taxpayers (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - American International Group Inc and the U.S. government laid out a plan for the insurer to repay its $182.3 billion taxpayer bailout, just over two years after it was rescued from the brink of collapse.

Data supports modest third-quarter growth hopes (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:46 AM PDT Reuters - New claims for jobless aid fell last week, while manufacturing in the nation's Midwest region grew faster than expected in September, supporting the view that economic activity picked up a bit in the third quarter.

Regulators start putting Volcker rule in place (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:43 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. regulators begin tackling two of the most contentious parts of financial reform this week as they try to convince lawmakers they can police Wall Street and prevent another financial crisis.

Goldman's Tourre says SEC suit should be dismissed (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:22 AM PDT Reuters - Fabrice Tourre, a central figure in a controversial Goldman Sachs Group Inc transaction, asked a judge to throw out a U.S. regulator's fraud lawsuit against him, 2-1/2 months after the bank settled its part of the case for $550 million.

How the major stock indexes fared Wednesday (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:45 PM PDT AP - Stocks slipped Wednesday as protests against austerity measures in Europe brought new worries about the region's financial system. Most sectors fell except for energy, which rose after crude oil prices gained. Trading was relatively subdued with no major economic reports or corporate earnings due out.

Jobless claims fell sharply last week (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:40 AM PDT Reuters - New claims for unemployment benefits plunged by 16,000 last week to 453,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday, a steeper fall than had been anticipated in a sign that labor markets may be strengthening modestly.

Worthington 1Q profit more than triples (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 02:49 PM PDT AP - Metal manufacturer Worthington Industries Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit more than tripled with growth in its steel processing and pressure cylinders businesses.

Vatican bank chief questioned in probe (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:08 AM PDT AP - Italian prosecutors questioned the Vatican bank's two top officials on Thursday as part of a money-laundering probe that resulted in the seizure of euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account.

Mortgage rates match low of 4.32 percent (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:52 AM PDT AP - Rates on 30-year mortgages matched the lowest level in decades and rates on 15-year loans dropped to their lowest point in nearly 20 years.

Europe debt crisis rolls on as Irish bailouts grow (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT AP - Europe's debt crisis dumped more woe on Ireland's shellshocked taxpayers Thursday, as the government announced it must pour euro12 billion ($16 billion) more of their money into a crippled banking system.

Rolls-Royce says chief executive to leave (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:30 AM PDT AFP - British engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Thursday that chief executive John Rose will step down next year after 14 years in charge and will be replaced by the current boss of Dutch food retailer Ahold.

Congress holds mortgage limits at nearly $730K (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:19 AM PDT AP - Congress has extended a policy that allows homeowners in pricey real estate markets to secure government-backed mortgages of nearly $730,000.

Interior Dept. sets new offshore drilling rules (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:04 AM PDT AP - The Obama administration has announced new rules requiring that offshore drilling rigs certify that they have working blowout preventers and standards for cementing wells.

And they're out! Congress flees DC to campaign (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT AP - Battle-weary members of Congress are coming soon to neighborhoods near you to press for re-election, more willing to campaign before angry constituents than to compromise in Washington on tax cuts, child nutrition or a federal budget.

Automakers go green, sleek at Paris car show (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:56 AM PDT AP - Sizzling, sleek designs for a carbon-conscious world headlined Thursday as global automakers rolled out their latest high-tech models at the Paris auto show, hoping for rebound in a struggling car market.

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