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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck the final five pennies on Wednesday — each bearing a rare omega mark — ending U.S. penny production and creating collectors' items that could fetch millions at auction.The penny, first authorized under the Coinage Act of 1792, was recently discontinued due to rising production costs over the last decade. The tiny coin now costs nearly four cents to make but is only worth one cent.While […]

President Donald Trump on Friday announced a move to lift tariffs on certain goods produced internationally through an executive order.The rollback on tariffs will apply to a number of goods, including coffee, bananas and beef, among others. "The millions of dollars the Federal government collected in additional tariffs on these products resulted in higher prices for businesses and families," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer […]

Amazon is doubling down on artificial intelligence and robotics to remake work inside its warehouses and fulfillment centers, even as it cuts thousands of corporate roles and faces growing fears about machines replacing human workers.Amazon announced 14,000 corporate job cuts as part of a broad internal restructuring in its latest earnings report. A recent New York Times report also suggested Amazon plans to replace as many as 500,000 jobs with robots […]

A new artificial intelligence tool is transforming the homebuying experience for Americans everywhere. Redfin has teamed up with Sierra AI to launch a new AI-powered conversational search tool designed to interact with homebuyers the way a real estate agent would. The technology does away with one-dimensional search filters and instead allows users to describe what they want in their own words to find the perfect homes. "We're the first to offer conversational […]