Businesses around the United States are worried about quite literally not having two pennies to rub together, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic's toll on coin circulation. The virus has stalled out ...

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The coronavirus pandemic has created another crisis for the U.S. economy: a coin shortage. While testifying before lawmakers on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said banks are facing ...

A COVID-19 coin shortage that forced American retailers to post signs warning they lacked the change to handle cash purchases has entangled Las Vegas casinos, too. El Cortez Hotel & Casino, one of the ...