7 Eleven news stories on Newser

Hackers Indicted in Theft of 130M Credit Cards

Harry Kimball — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:17:59 CDT

Federal prosecutors indicted three hackers in Washington today for allegedly snagging more than 130 million credit card numbers from retail and financial organizations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Calling it the greatest US debit- and credit-card data theft ever, feds hit Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, and two accomplices with...

Caffeinated Booze Prompts State Probes

Matt Cantor — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:01:02 CDT

State attorneys general are taking a hard look at increasingly popular caffeinated alcohol beverages amid fears the combination is dangerous and targeted at underage drinkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The AGs are calling for company records from the makers of Joose and Four Loko. At 7-Eleven, Joose has had...

7-Eleven Takes Top Franchise

Zach Samalin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:20:16 CST

After 16 years of flirting with the top seat, 7-Eleven has finally wrested the title of No. 1 franchise away from sandwich heavyweight Subway, reports Entrepreneu r. With 5,580 US stores, 25,062 worldwide, and a new one opening up somewhere every four and a half hours, the convenience...

More People Skipping Basics to Pay the Bills

Emily Roysdon — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:40:06 CDT

More Americans are skipping breakfast and other basics just to pay the bills, the AP reports. With gas hitting highs this year and food prices up as much as 44%, even $35,000-plus wage earners are lining up for food, and food banks report acute shortages. One consultant says he...