Some of Thursday’s top stories:
New York Times
Neiman Marcus breach affected 1.1 million cards, by Elizabeth A. Harris, Nicole Perlroth and Nathaniel Popper
Universal to expand Harry Potter park, by Brooks Barnes
Reuters
Microsoft profit beats Wall Street, no word on new CEO, by Bill Rigby
Starbucks’ growth cooled in latest quarter, by Lisa Baertlein
Lenovo to buy IBM’s low-end server unit for $2.3 billion, by Paul Carsten and Soham Chatterjee
CNNMoney
Herbalife stock tanks after senator calls for probe
Forbes
Outdoor gear titan Patagonia names Rose Marcario CEO as company bets on sustainable food, by Clare O’Connor
Bloomberg
Netflix soars on possible pricing changes, forecast, by Cliff Edwards
Today in business journalism
Mahoney, Baltimore Biz Journal ME, has died
WSJ names editor for new frontiers blog
SABEW to hold 2015 conference in Chicago
With Fenwick gone, Thomson on the hot seat
Houston Biz Journal hires new research director
Netflix gains subscribers; stock soars
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