While the penny is no longer being produced, the grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc is getting the last laugh. Less ...

Change is coming to how we make change, thanks to the impending demise of the penny. President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department, back in February, to stop minting pennies. His argument – ...

Change is coming to how we make change, thanks to the impending demise of the penny. That’s not an alternative fact: The U.S. Mint said in its annual report that each penny costs 3.69 cents to make.

A national penny shortage is occurring after the U.S. Mint stopped producing the coin. Retailers like ShopRite are asking customers to pay with exact change, cards, or bring in extra pennies. It costs ...

US businesses are literally going penniless. Since the Trump administration ended minting the one-cent coins earlier this year, those still in circulation are becoming harder to find. Many stores are ...

The U.S. has officially stopped producing pennies because they cost more to make than they are worth. Some retailers are experiencing penny shortages and are rounding cash transactions to the nearest ...