Businesses are running out of pennies in the US

Businesses in the US are facing a shortage of pennies since the Trump administration stopped minting one-cent coins earlier this year. The lack of pennies is leading stores to round cash transactions to the nearest five cents. This shortage is posing challenges for businesses and consumers alike, with some cities requiring exact change and some stores losing money by rounding down for cash transactions. Promotions and urging customers to pay in exact change are being used as temporary solutions to address the penny shortage.