Retailers face growing penny shortage, sparking limits and SNAP concerns

The U.S. Mint has stopped making pennies and the fallout is already hitting cash registers, as stores run short on change. Why it matters: Roughly 250 billion pennies are still out there — though the American Bankers Association says the issue isn’t supply, but circulation, with many coins collecting dust in jars. Driving the news: The Federal Reserve has started rationing…