AP - Europe%27s economy is doing better than expected as the continent%27s government debt crisis eases, the European Central Bank%27s president said Thursday — but he cautioned that growth would remain "relatively modest."

AP - Christina Romer, the departing chief of President Barack Obama%27s economic advisory council, cast disagreements among key players on the White House economic team as a healthy part of reaching tough policy decisions.

AP - The departing head of President Barack Obama%27s Council of Economic Advisers says she is quitting solely for family reasons and that the economic team works well even with its set of "strong personalities."

AP - Exchange operator NYSE Euronext said Friday that its average daily trading volumes in July rose 11 percent for European derivatives and 27 percent for U.S. equity options compared with year-ago levels.