Bank of America's Soap in '08

CNBC's Trish Regan sits in for Maria Bartiromo to discuss the day's top business and financial stories, and look ahead to Friday's Closing Bell.

CNBC's Mary Thompson reports on the trading day from the NYSE.

"Whilst this liquidity is in the market, the market continues to rise, assets will continue to reflate. But it is important to get a reality check because this market will carry on until such time as we start paying the bill for that asset reflation," Andy Hartwill from Quasar said Thursday.

Skype is due to roll out a series of upgrades to its core technology next year, which will push its service onto cell-phones and other consumer electronic devices. Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype, spoke to CNBC about the plans.