A historic end to U.S. penny production as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent strikes the final coin Wednesday. Rising costs make each penny cost about 4 cents to produce.

Merchants in multiple regions of the country have run out of pennies and are unable to produce exact change. Meanwhile, banks are unable to order fresh pennies and are rationing pennies for their customers.

The mint julep’s prime billing during the Kentucky Derby is no accident: The cocktail has been the official drink of the Louisville horse race since 1938. But there’s no reason that you should limit yourself to one day to order the julep; a silver cup ...

The U.S. government started making pennies in Philadelphia in 1793 when the city was the nation’s capital. It stopped Wednesday, as U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach stepped up to a machine in the penny room of the world’s largest coin factory and ceremonially pushed a button to strike the last handful of copper-clad,

The U.S. Mint will stop making pennies. The last five one-cent coins were stamped with a special omega mark and will be auctioned to the public.

Two of Denver’s best occasions for drinking — the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo — will collide on Saturday, May 5. The traditional drink of the Derby is the mint julep, of course, and margaritas are always flowing during Cinco de Mayo. But rather ...