Be careful what you wish for, goes the old saying, because it might come true. Oakland, Calif., hip-hop artist Amp Live illustrates the adage with a video for his new song "Penny, Nickel, Dime," which ...

Earlier this year, President Trump ordered the treasury to end the production of the penny, saying that one cent coins cost ...

Children regularly inquire to adults, DzWhy is the dime smaller if it’s worth more than a penny or a nickel?dz As adults, we feel we should know the answer better nurture their inquisitive nature. In ...

NEW YORK — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin's own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Months after President Donald Trump ...

Pennies sit in a bin at the U.S. Mint in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007. David Zalubowski-AP WASHINGTON (WLS) -- The U.S. government is losing money on the penny, the Wall Street Journal reports.

WASHINGTON — When President Trump said Sunday night that he would direct the Treasury to stop producing the penny in order to cut costs, he may have wagered that the increasingly irrelevant coins ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ordering the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies was cheered on by a group of Washington Post columnists on the paper’s Impromptu podcast.

The penny coin is getting phased out, a cost-cutting move that could ripple through consumer behavior, retailers' pricing strategies and cash transactions. Why it matters: It'll be harder to make ...

Penny pinching in parking lots “If you see a penny pick it up – then all day you’ll have good luck.” Every time my mother bent over to pick up a penny, she said exactly that. Without fail. And she ...