US regulators have directed five of the country's biggest banks to develop plans to stave off collapse according to documents obtained by Reusters News Agency. The regulators have told the banks, including Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase&Co not to rely on government help if they get into trouble. 

 

And the Crown....the casino operator Crown says there's been no decision from regulators yet on its application to increase stake in rival Echo Entertainment. James Packer's Crown Casino owns 10 per cent of Echo and wants to raise its stake to 25 per cent. It's part of a plan to build gaming precinct in Sydney.

 

And in Europe, when the markets closed, you can see, all down, obviously slightly. The FTSE down just 4 points there. And across the Atlantic, in America's markets, they actually finished higher for the week, ending up positive week a lot actually. The Dow up 23 points, along with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.