Bank woes

Bank of America and Citigroup may have their credit ratings cut by Fitch Ratings be cause of possible new FDIC rules concerning bank creditors.

Pension poor

Twenty-five US states contributed less money to their retirement funds in 2009 than was neces sary, up from 23 a year ago, Loop Capital Mar kets said.

Trib news

A judge said Tribune Co. creditors could sue both real-estate bil lionaire Sam Zell, who took the newspaper pub lisher private in 2007 for more than $8 billion, and shareholders who bene fited from the deal. Sepa rately, Tribune CEO Randy Michaels resigned yesterday over internal issues.

UPS to surge

UPS expects to handle 430 million packages globally between Thanks giving and Christmas, up 7.5 percent from 2009.

StuyTown

CWCapital Asset Man agement was expected to appoint Rose Associates as property manager of Manhattan’s foreclosure- bound Stuyvesant Town- Peter Cooper Village, sources said.