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7-Eleven to buy Sunoco shops in record $3.3 billion US bet

  Bloomberg Seven & i Holdings Co. agreed to pay $3.3 billion for some Sunoco LP shops and gasoline retailers in an ambitious push by the 7-Eleven convenience chain owner to expand its US footprint with its largest deal on record. The purchase by the Japanese retailer’s 7-Eleven Inc. unit will add 1,108 gas stations and convenience stores in Texas ...

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GOP plays blame game as health deal prospects fade

  Bloomberg Let the blame game begin — again — with House Republicans saying they still can’t reach a deal on reviving their health-care bill, likely delaying any chance of action until at least May. “And this time, we’ll have two weeks to let this all fester,” said Representative Dennis Ross of Florida, referring to the two-week recess that starts ...

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Michigan would take ‘hardest hit’ from border-tax plan

  Bloomberg Michigan, a state critical to Donald Trump’s presidential win, would be the hardest hit by a proposed 20 percent tax on US companies’ domestic sales and imports, according to a study released by conservative groups associated with billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. The report, which used federal tax, labor and census data, was commissioned by Freedom Partners ...

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