Some of Thursday’s top business stories:
New York Times
Theft at Target leads Citi to replace debit cards, by Nathaniel Popper
Yahoo parts ways with its No. 2 executive, by Vindu Goel
Reuters
Citi profit misses Street as fixed-income revenue falls, by David Henry and Tanya Agrawal
Ford recalling 46,000 Edge SUVs over fuel leak, by Bernie Woodall
CNNMoney
J.C. Penney cutting 2,000 jobs, closing 33 stores, by James O’Toole
Fortune
Earnings down at Goldman Sachs but still beat forecasts, by Stephen Gandel
And in local news:
News & Observer
Obama picks NCSU to lead $140 million national research consortium, by John Murawski
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