Business news briefs: Citizens Bank website users reporting issues logging

Citizens Bank customers have for recurrent problems to access online banking accounts and mobile lines Thursday and Friday due to denial of service attacks, according to the bank's Facebook page. Attacks that have hit the big U.S. banks are more frequent in recent months, works by flooding a site with requests for communication. "We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience," said the bank's report, adding that no customer accounts compromised. Customers are asked to call 1-800-922-9999 for help or to visit a branch or ATM.
The Commerce Department said Friday that new home sales fell 7.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000. That's down from the November rate of 398,000, the fastest pace in 2 1/2 years. For the year, sales rose nearly 20 percent to 367,000. It is the most since 2009. Sales remained below 700,000 who consider healthy economy.
Toy Manufacturer Hasbro said Friday that fourth-quarter earnings fell short of expectations due to weaker than expected demand during the holidays. It plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce, or about 550 people, and consolidate facilities to reduce costs. The company will report fourth quarter and full year financial results on February 7.
French government defines a "hashtag" with Gallic touch. Countries with an academy that focuses exclusively on the use of the French language has received official seal of a new word in the Twittersphere: "Mo-Dee-yez" MOT Diese, pronounced the French word for the following hashtag definition, fairly successful state email - Courriel.
Verizon Wireless said Friday that it is selling space on the airwaves of AT & T Inc. in exchange for $ 1900000000, and the transfer of certain rights from Airwave AT & T Selling spectrum rights allows AT & T to expand its capacity for wireless broadband. The offer is part of a yearlong process to phase spectrum to Verizon and AT & T. Generally known, a public interest company based in Washington, urged the Federal Communications Commission to stop the deal, because it was a transfer of spectrum between the two largest mobile operators.