The Penny Shortage Could Eat Into Your Profit Margin. Meanwhile, Investors Are Spending Millions on Them

The Penny Shortage Could Eat Into Your Profit Margin. Meanwhile, Investors Are Spending Millions on Them

People paid small fortunes for the last one-cent pieces ever minted. Now business owners struggle to give customers correct change as the discontinued penny gets rarer.

Penny shortage prompts restaurants to demand federal intervention

Restaurants like McDonald’s and Burger King have adjusted by rounding up or down when giving change for cash payments