ConsumerAffairs

The penny is dead: How stores are now rounding your total

With no national rule, stores are quietly making their own penny policies, often varying by location More fast-food, ...
WNEM

Local businesses begin rounding to nearest nickel

Area businesses are adjusting to a future without pennies, five weeks after the last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in ...
Reuters

Robinhood CEO's math-focused AI startup Harmonic valued at $1.45 billion in latest fundraising

Harmonic raises third funding in 14 months from insiders Focus on AI's math and reasoning capabilities Plans to explore commercial use cases in software development Nov 25 (Reuters) - Harmonic, an ...
Inc

Why McDonald’s Is Rounding Up on Cash Payments

McDonald’s told CBS News they’ll be taking on a rounding method when it comes to customers paying in cash. Reason being? The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its last penny on Wednesday, leaving ...
KWCH

Local businesses begin rounding purchases due to penny shortage

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -The United States Mint stopped producing pennies in August, and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch as they round purchases to the nearest nickel. “I’ve been kind of ...
People

McDonald’s Is Rounding the Price of Orders to Accommodate the Penny Shortage, Here’s How the New System Works

McDonald's is implementing a rounding system for its cash payments The fast food restaurant will round payments to the nearest 5 cents so cashiers and customers can provide exact change This comes ...
FanSided

Brian Branch’s childish antics turned Lions loss to Chiefs even worse

The Detroit Lions were already depleted on defense and now safety Brian Branch is facing a potential suspension after starting a fight with the Chiefs. Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch (32) and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Retailers Seek Law Rounding to Nearest Nickel as Pennies Go Away

US retailers are appealing to Congress for a new law allowing them to round purchases to the nearest nickel as new supplies of pennies dry up, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg. “Businesses ...
Forbes

Meet The Stanford Dropout Building An AI To Solve Math’s Hardest Problems—And Create Harder Ones

24-year-old founder and CEO Carina Hong created Axiom Math in March 2025 and has recruited a team of ten employees, most of whom are from Meta, to build a math-focused AI model. Last fall, Carina Hong ...
Mena FN

US Open: Daniil Medvedev Fined $42,500 For Antics In First Round Defeat Khaleej Times

Former champion Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the US Open on Wednesday for his spectacular meltdown during a loss to Benjamin Bonzi at the start of the week. Medvedev lost 6-3 7-5 ...
Athlon Sports

Micah Parsons’ Antics During Cowboys-Falcons Game Cause a Stir

Micah Parsons made his way to AT&T Stadium on Friday as the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Atlanta Falcons in the 2025 preseason finale. The disgruntled pass rusher has skipped training camp amid a ...