Michael Weissenstein

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  • Brentley Joyce, 8, and Hunter Kimbel, 7, look at a souvenir penny from a penny press machine at the American Dream mall, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Finance

    U.S. pennies cost almost 4 cents to make but ditching them is an existential threat for one business kids love

    By Michael Weissenstein, Joseph B. Frederick, and others
  • Shantanu Mukherjee, Chief of the Integrated Policy Analysis Branch DESA'Finance

    World GDP will only grow 2.8% in 2025 after it resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year, UN predicts

    By Michael Weissenstein and The Associated Press
  • Argentina water activistsEnvironment

    UN urges world to ‘take water seriously’ after report finds billions are ‘water-insecure’

    By Michael Weissenstein and The Associated Press