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7-Eleven is planning to close hundreds of stores across North America this year as the convenience store giant trims its footprint following recent declines in the region.

Parent company Seven & i Holdings said in a recent filing that 645 7-Eleven locations are slated to close during its 2026 fiscal year, which began in March. The closures include some stores that will be converted into wholesale fuel sites rather than traditional convenience locations.

Despite the pullback, the company is still pursuing selective expansion. Seven & i expects to open about 205 new 7-Eleven stores during the same period, partially offsetting the closures.

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A man at a self-serve frozen drink machine with rotating flavors inside 7-Eleven convenience store, Miami, Florida. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The net effect is a smaller overall footprint. Company projections show the number of 7-Eleven convenience stores in North America declining to about 12,272 locations by the end of the fiscal year, down from more than 13,000 stores in 2024.

The company’s North American business has faced softer performance in recent periods, including declines in customer traffic, according to company data.

7-ELEVEN SHUTTING DOWN NEARLY 450 UNDERPERFORMING STORES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

7-Eleven plans to close more than 600 locations in North America in its 2026 fiscal year. (Getty Images)

The planned closures come as Seven & i looks to streamline operations and optimize its store portfolio.

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Seven & i did not disclose which specific locations will be affected by the closures.

The planned closures come as Seven & i looks to streamline operations and optimize its store portfolio. (Getty Images)

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The moves reflect a broader push to focus on core convenience store operations while balancing closures with targeted expansion.

Trading activity remained strong, with around 16.12 lakh MCX shares changing hands, translating into a turnover of nearly Rs 460 crore. The rally comes amid a broad-based surge across commodities, lifting trading activity on the exchange. MCX typically benefits when commodity prices move higher as well as during periods of volatility, as both factors tend to drive higher trading volumes.

A rise in prices across key segments such as bullion, energy and base metals encourages greater participation from traders and hedgers, boosting transaction volumes. Since the exchange earns a significant portion of its revenue from transaction fees, higher volumes translate directly into improved earnings visibility.

MCX Q3 snapshot

The company reported a sharp rise in earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2026, with consolidated net profit surging 151% year-on-year to Rs 401 crore from Rs 160 crore in the same period last year. The profit after tax is attributable to the owners of the company.
Revenue from operations also saw strong growth, rising 121% YoY to Rs 666 crore in Q3FY26 from Rs 301 crore a year earlier.

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On a sequential basis, performance remained robust. Net profit jumped 103% from Rs 197 crore, while revenue increased 78% from Rs 374 crore in the previous quarter. Operating performance strengthened significantly during the quarter, with EBITDA climbing 144% to Rs 527 crore.
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Business activity also picked up sharply. Average daily turnover of futures and options rose 224% YoY to Rs 7,50,136 crore from Rs 2,31,821 crore. The bullion segment continued to dominate, with its share in ADT increasing to 69% on a quarter-on-quarter basis, supported by the launch of new contracts such as Gold Mini and Gold Ten futures.MCX shares are up 30% since the beginning of the year.

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The Trump administration is sending letters to banks in four areas about handling Iranian money.

The letter obtained by FOX Business says the Treasury Department has evidence that banks in Oman, the UAE, Hong Kong and China have allowed Iranian funds used for illicit activities to be funneled through them.

A senior administration official not authorized to speak publicly says this is the first step to adding secondary sanctions on those banks, which would cut them off from the U.S. financial system.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday warned companies and countries against paying Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)

“Now is the time to finally disable Iran’s ability to support terrorism, threaten the region and global markets, and seek to continue its nuclear and ballistic missile program, which the U.N. has prohibited,” the letter said.

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The Trump administration is sending letters to banks in four areas about handling Iranian money. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday warned companies and countries against paying Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz because that opens them up to secondary sanctions. Bessent is leading the sanction charge in Operation Epic Fury.

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Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images)

This letter is different, but shows the administration’s willingness to up the ante and truly go after the Iranian money.

The U.S. waiver to sell Iranian oil at sea will expire on April 19.

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO Chris Brownridge unveiled Project Nightingale — the first model in the company’s newly launched Coachbuild Collection — during a FOX Business exclusive interview Tuesday, describing it as a “very special” addition to the ultra-luxury brand’s lineup.

“Today, we’re announcing Project Nightingale,” Brownridge told “The Big Money Show” co-host Taylor Riggs. 

“Project Nightingale is a very special motorcar for Rolls-Royce. It is the first of our Coachbuild Collection,” he added.

Rolls-Royce first announced the Coachbuild Collection in March, describing it as “an entirely new proposition in super-luxury” featuring highly limited, invitation-only vehicles.

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This photo from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars shows the new Nightingale project. (Courtesy: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)

“Each Coachbuild Collection is rare and extravagant, authored entirely by Rolls-Royce and created on a completely new canvas, never to be repeated,” the release stated.

Participation in the program will be limited to clients with a “special affinity” for the marque.

Brownridge noted the Nightingale will be built on the company’s “architecture of luxury” and produced in highly limited numbers, with about 100 units planned.

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Chris Brownridge in the presentation suite at Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Goodwood, U.K., on Dec. 9, 2025.  (Murray Ballard/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Because of its rarity, he said, the Coachbuild approach allows for greater design freedom and more elaborate craftsmanship.

“Because it’s so rare and so unusual, it allows us to have a greater freedom in terms of the design, so we can produce something which is truly spectacular, extremely extravagant, and something that, if you were to drive it down the street, everyone would stop and look,” he said.

Brownridge’s interview with Riggs also touched on artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, tariffs and luxury demand in the U.S.

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He said more than 30 clients in the region have already committed to Project Nightingale, calling it a strong signal of demand.

“There are more than 30 clients that are committed to that car in this region. So that’s a great sign for me in terms of the demand which we see in… this part of the world.”