BUSINESS

Citigroup is banning its forex traders from using their Bloomberg terminal chat rooms to talk to each other -- but they can still use it for outside clients.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Greece's top banks' long-term issuer default ratings.

The oil and gas giant says false and excessive claims are putting its finances at risk, possibly inviting a takeover.

The 2013 Subaru Forester tops the crash safety list from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) has joined several other retailers in signing an accord aimed at improving factory safety in Bangladesh.

New York State's Financial Services Department ordered the car-sharing service RelayRides to cease and desist its repeated false advertising and violations of insurance law, which are putting the public at risk.

After exiting the racing circuit in 2008, the Japanese automaker thinks the smaller F1 engine specs are right up its alley.

The lender says the job reductions are part of efforts to restructure its retail division's head office and customer-facing positions remain.

A problem with engines in Boeing’s 777 jumbo jet has caused engines to fail in mid-flight twice this year.

The department store retailer reported lower earnings, but it beat Wall Street estimates as it managed to do more with less.

Years ago, the same thing happened with another Apple manufacturer that began to develop its own products. That company is Samsung.

Venezuelan officials say they will address a toilet paper shortage by importing 50 million rolls to meet demand.

The world's largest retailer made $3.78 billion in profit in its first quarter of 2013. Analysts expected more.

Mining and commodities trading giant Glencore Xstrata appointed former BP chief executive Tony Hayward as interim chairman.

Could the U.S. housing recovery be starting to fade?

Hundreds of residents of Kunming, China, are protesting planned paraxylene production in their backyard.

HSBC will declare 14,000 layoffs through 2016 in an effort to save up to $3 billion.

Cisco, Tesla , Halozyme, Southwest Airlines, and Medtronic are among the companies, which prevailed in the pre-market trading on Thursday.

An aircraft carrying 21 people crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of Kathmandu.

U.S. stock index futures point to a flat opening on Thursday ahead of a wave of economic data.

Dillard's, Juniper, Chicago Bridge & Iron, Actavis and Yingli Green prevailed in the NYSE post-market trading on Wednesday.

Japan's Economy grew the most in a year last quarter, as GDP rose an annualized 3.5 percent.

Dealers and lenders are once again selling cars to people who are bad credit risks, but trend still below recession levels.

Question: How can you tell when the stock market sets a record high? Answer: When your watch says it's 4 pm.

A convicted murderer is suing the Boston, Mass., Department of Corrections for lack of available Wiccan-related materials for religious practices.

John Potter's daughter abused her power of attorney and put the deed to his Ohio house in her name.

The New York region's factories took a hit as stores scaled back inventories and prices for products declined.

Fake brand-name condoms are a lucrative business in China, but the police are getting wise to it.

The people of Shanglin county in southern China have ventured to an unlikely place to seek their fortunes.