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Money & Markets

US stocks approach their all-time high as oil prices tumble

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose toward their all-time high on Tuesday after oil prices eased further on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude. The S&P 500 climbed 1.1 percent, following up on big gains for stocks across Europe and Asia, after President ...

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. This move comes as the cost of making ...