This narrative is plausible, logical and ostensibly supported by data. But it is false. The dollar remains secure on its pedestal. The reason, though, is less the power of U.S. exceptionalism and more ...

Following the Trump administration's move to stop producing the penny last year, a top Massachusetts lawmaker is pushing to clear up confusion around how stores should round exact change on cash ...

The question was directed to Jayden Limar and he nodded his head. He glanced at coach Jedd Fisch, who was sitting three people away to his right. He looked down. He laughed. Rocking back in his chair, ...

Elon Musk warns a new social network where AI agents talk to one another is the beginning of 'the singularity' Trump wants Republicans to 'take over' voting ahead of midterm elections State-owned land ...

It is time to break out the change jars and go treasure hunting folks. There are some coins floating around out there worth thousands of dollars, but that is peanuts compared what a 1943-D Lincoln ...

The Royal Mint is rolling out a new 50p coin to honour Concorde. The coin has been created by design agency Osborne Ross. The reverse (tails) shows the aircraft in flight against a backdrop of a split ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — My husband went through a Triad McDonald's drive-thru the other day and saw the round-up, round-down notice on the window. Some stores and fast food spots started their own money ...

This story is excerpted from Shelter From the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration, available January 6, 2026, from The New Press. In Guatemala, outside the town of Jocotán, in ...

Matt Sengbusch knew this day would come. As the caretaker of more than 40 pressed penny machines in the Bay Area, he’s acutely aware of what’s happening in the coin market and had been following the ...

Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata. Extreme heat causes cows to ...