Technical Take On Stocks

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.

In June CNBC launched a competition to find a green start-up business and had over 200 entries from all over Europe. Philippa Malmgren, president of Principalis Asset Management, considers the final three projects.

Banks must disclose how much they pay top employees, a UK government-sponsored report published by Sir David Walker said Thursday. "I am confident that the direction of the proposals I'm making is right," Walker, a former chairman of Morgan Stanley's international unit, told CNBC.