McDonald's is the latest to feel the loss of pennies

Penny for your thoughts! Except they don't make them anymore. Pennies are leaving circulation -- we chat the fallout.  McDonald's rounding cash transactions as some locations run short of pennies (Mike Snider, USA Today, Oct 31, 2025) Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them (Ken Sweet, ABC News / AP, Oct 30, 2025) What does the end of the penny mean? Here's what experts are saying (Mike Snider, USA Today, Jun 8, 2025) Businesses are running out of pennies in the US (Sakshi Venkatraman, BBC, Oct 31, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast [email protected] *This episode was recorded in a hotel room.