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☆ U.S. port strike could have huge impact on global supply chain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Workers at ports stretching from Maine to Texas went on strike early Tuesday in a dispute over wages and automation. So, the unpredictability of this issue here is really in play and it has the magnitude to really throw a giant wrench in global supply chains,” she added. Ocean supply chains have already been hit hard this year by conflict in the Red Sea, a lengthy drought affecting the Panama Canal and the Baltimore bridge collapse. You might say it is a perfect storm, but it is also a really good negotiating position for those people wanting a strike,” Sand said. “Frequent shocks to supply chains in recent years have left producers more attuned to the risks of running low inventories,” Saunders said on Sept. 25.

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The central clash in the pivotal Senate race in Montana — and the fight for control of the Senate itself — was on full display Monday night as Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican Tim Sheehy faced off in a heated debate. Like other vulnerable Senate Democrats, Tester tried to make it personal — touting his bipartisan bona fides, highlighting his own connections to his red-leaning state and suggesting his opponent cannot be trusted. Montana is the party’s next top target, with Tester running for re-election in a state Trump won by 16 points in 2020. James Richmond, 50, an IT consultant and voter in Helena, pointed to those comments in explaining why he plans to support Sheehy, despite supporting Tester’s work for veterans. An AARP poll conducted in late August found Sheehy leading Tester by 6 points, 55% to 49%.

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☆ I've worked remotely for over 7 years. It allows me to be the breadwinner of our family and be a more present mom.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Conz Preti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Back in 2013, before the pandemic made remote work a thing, I was already working with remote teams. In 2019, I made the decision to go fully remote and work for a company with no office. Remote jobs have allowed me to be the breadwinner while also being a present mom. After getting laid off in January 2019, I decided to only look for fully remote jobs. Related storiesI'm a more present parentNow that my kids are 6, 4, and 4, having a remote job is invaluable.

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☆ Boomers Are Selling Their Small Businesses; Millennials Are Buying
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ann C. Logue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Sure, many small businesses aren't glamorous — think dental practices or accounting firms — and they involve long hours and unpredictable market forces. The US Small Business Administration said in July that there were nearly 35 million small businesses in the US. Fewer than two-thirds of small businesses in the US in 2022 were profitable, and over a million businesses of all sizes close each year. Traditionally, small businesses were family businesses, and the eldest male child was expected to take it over when the patriarch was ready to step down. Buying up small businesses allows people without wealthy boomer parents to cash in on the trillions of dollars of wealth the generation is sitting on.

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☆ East and Gulf Coast ports strike, with ILA longshoremen walking off job from New England to Texas, stranding billions in trade
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Shipping containers sit stacked in the Port of Newark on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. Billions in trade came to a screeching halt at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports after members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) began walking off the job after 12:01 a.m. In a video posted to an ILA Instagram account, Daggett addressed union workers at Maher Terminals in Elizabeth, New Jersey. "Helene caused ports to delay openings at the ports of Charleston and Savannah, as well as power losses at intermodal facilities in Savannah, Charleston, and Atlanta," said Wray. Both economists and logistics executives say the impact of the strike depends on how long the work stoppage lasts.

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☆ How major retailers Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, Home Depot prepared for the port strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Club holdings Amazon , Costco , Home Depot , and Best Buy have been preparing for the port strike for months — attempting to blunt any fallout it might have on their abilities to get goods from overseas. They added that 60% to 70% of those imports arrive at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. To put things in perspective, for retail goods, the East Coast ports are less utilized than the West Coast ports, Basham said. Due to its size, however, Best Buy often gets priority from its shippers, which could help secure goods faster than smaller competitors. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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☆ The US dockworkers strike is here, and it's impacting more than just packages
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A strike at ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts presents huge challenges for the economy. The strike could lead to billions in daily economic losses and stall imports ranging from mangoes to auto parts. The dockworkers are pushing for higher wages and a ban on automation at the ports. AdvertisementA major strike at US ports started on Tuesday and could snarl everything from holiday shopping to auto production lines. But the strike could halt shipments of those foods, including mangoes, bananas, and other fresh fruit from Central and South America.

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☆ Nike's new CEO has a big uphill struggle ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elliott Hill is preparing to start as the CEO of Nike amid revenue decline and market challenges. Nike's Q1 fiscal 2025 earnings report shows a 10% revenue drop to $11.6 billion. AdvertisementNike's new CEO will have several challenges to overcome when he takes over in less than two weeks. Nike released its first-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings report on Tuesday, and revenue declined 10% from the previous year to $11.6 billion. Hill, who's scheduled to start as CEO on October 14, wasn't present for Tuesday's earnings call.

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☆ US port workers strike starts across the East and Gulf Coasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The strike, which was confirmed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as well as the Port of Virginia, began at midnight. The strike will stop the flow of a wide variety of goods over the docks of almost all cargo ports from Maine to Texas. The ports involved include the Port of New York and New Jersey, the nation’s third-largest port by volume of cargo handled. Port Wilmington in Delaware describes itself as the nation’s leading banana port, bringing in a large share of America’s favorite fruit. President George W. Bush applied the act in 2002 to halt an 11-day lockout of union members at West Coast ports.

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☆ Dock workers just went on strike at the worst possible time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dockworkers walked off the job at East and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas on Tuesday morning. The strike is set to disrupt major imports one month before the US election. Rerouting items to the West Coast will cost businesses time and money. Advertisement"Since these are ports on the East Coast, the folks who have suppliers in Europe will be hit," Yamartino said. AdvertisementBut if the strike lasts longer than a few weeks, Pacula said he expects the federal government to get involved, regardless of the election implications.

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☆ 4 reasons for the tech selling Tuesday — and why we're not changing our view on the group
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ultimately, the slow starts to August and September did not stand in the way of Wall Street recording a strong third quarter . Tech woes : The S & P 500 tech sector is having a rough day on several different fronts. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ A historic strike is underway at U.S. ports — and the impact on global supply chains could be huge
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. Workers at ports stretching from Maine to Texas went on strike early Tuesday in a dispute over wages and automation. Workers picket outside of the APM container terminal at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. You might say it is a perfect storm, but it is also a really good negotiating position for those people wanting a strike," Sand said. Cranes used for shipping containers rise from the Port of Newark on September 30, 2024 in New York City.

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☆ The Busiest Port on the East Coast Comes to a Stop
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Peter S. Goodman | More About Peter S. Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Every workday, on his early-morning drive to his job overseeing a warehouse in northern New Jersey, Sean Murphy takes in the frenetic scene of the busiest port on the East Coast. Towering cranes lift shipping containers off vessels newly arrived at Newark from points around the globe. Mile-long freight trains pull cargo to and from the docks. Belching trucks clatter down the highway, hauling containers to distribution centers from Maine to Florida. Here was a visual encapsulation of the challenge confronting the global economy: cargo marooned, commerce frozen and no clarity on when normalcy will return.

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☆ Forget Nvidia: The best-performing S&P 500 stock this year is a utility you've probably never heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vistra Corp. leads the S&P 500 with a 216% gain in 2024, driven by clean energy demand. Vistra acquired four nuclear power plants earlier this year to help boost its clean energy profile. To meet that demand, Vistra has been focusing on generating clean energy via nuclear power plants. Vistra's gains far outpace the second-best performing S&P 500 stock this year, Nvidia, which is up 138%. AdvertisementCoincidentally, the third best-performing stock in the S&P 500 so far this year is Constellation Energy, which has surged 126% year-to-date.

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☆ Spooky season watch guide: 13 movies and TV series sure to freak you out heading into Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —While fall vibes and pumpkin spice lattes have already been upon us for a number of weeks, it’s now official: spooky season is finally here. Here’s your handy guide for all things spooky coming out this Shocktober, on screens and streams:“Hold Your Breath”Sarah Paulson in "Hold Your Breath." “‘Salem’s Lot” premieres on October 3 on Max, which like CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Brownie HarrisJudging from the trailer, this PG-13-rated caper still looks somewhat spooky, with a healthy helping of “Stranger Things”-style nostalgia thrown in. Will Stone/VerticalA bizarre but madcap-looking rom-com/horror hybrid, “Your Monster” follows a distraught woman (Melissa Barrera, fresh off her tenure of 2022’s “Scream” and “Scream VI”) who discovers a beastly but charming monster in her closet.

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☆ This is how badly the port strike could wreck the US economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A port workers' strike from Maine to Texas could deliver a major hit to the US economy. AdvertisementA strike involving port workers from Maine to Texas could inflict major damage to the US economy. The affected ports involve about half of the nation's ocean shipping. Analysts at JPMorgan have said the price tag for shutdowns related to the strike could reach $5 billion a day. Given that it's been decades since a major strike unfolded on the East Coast, he said, many companies were also likely caught off guard.

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☆ With ports strike imminent on East Coast, Gulf, truckers, rails are scrambling to move billions in cargo before midnight shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

As much as 43% to 49% of total containerized goods entering the U.S are processed through ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. Michael Kanko, CEO of ImportGenius, tells CNBC the economic importance of the ports impacted by an ILA strike is profound. Approximately 50,000 ILA union members work at the ports of Boston, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, New Orleans, Mobile, and Houston. UBS forecast that 20% of Maersk's total volume would touch a U.S. port that would be impacted by the strike. East Coast ports in the U.S. are forecast to handle 2.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) in October.

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☆ Clock ticks down towards a port strike with little hope it will be avoided
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The maritime alliance represents the major shipping lines, all of which are foreign owned, as well as terminal operators and port authorities. Depending on the length of the strike, there could be shortages of consumer and industrial goods, which could then lead to price hikes. What could be in short supplyThe ports involved include the Port of New York and New Jersey, the nation’s third-largest port by volume of cargo handled. Port Wilmington in Delaware describes itself as the nation’s leading banana port, bringing in a large share of America’s favorite fruit. The union has pledged to continue to handling military cargo even during a strike and said passenger ships won’t be affected.

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☆ States forge ahead with Inflation Reduction Act energy rebates — so far, South Dakota is the only one to opt out
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

South Dakota is not participatingSouth Dakota Gov. The $68.6 million of federal money that had been set aside for South Dakota rebates will be redistributed among participating states. Fury also noted this isn't the first time South Dakota has rejected federal spending. Bipartisan legislation to create an energy rebate program had existed almost a decade earlier, like the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act in 2010. Ron DeSantis in 2023 had vetoed the state's authority to spend about $5 million of federal funds to administer the energy rebate program.

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☆ I tried to stay close to my ex's family after my divorce. But when his sister died, I realized things had changed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Margery Berger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But when my ex-sister-in-law Barbara died, I realized that things had changedSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementMy sister-in-law died five years after her brother and I divorced, but in my mind, I was still married to the rest of the family. AdvertisementThough I was the ex-sister-in-law, I had loved Barbara like a sister, and in my mind, that made me family. I was not surprised that I was given the opportunity to go through Barbara's things, because I had tried to remain part of the family after I got divorced five years earlier. Best of all, they always introduced me to people as their sister, and I felt like family.

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☆ A bloc of Trump voters in key swing states also backs Democratic Senate candidates. Here's why that matters.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

However, there's an interesting dynamic at play in pivotal swing states like Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania headed into November: A relatively small but significant bloc of Trump voters are also backing Democratic Senate candidates. In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin led Rogers by five points (47% to 42%). If Harris wins in November and Democrats win exactly 50 seats, then Minnesota Gov. But should Trump win the election and pro-Trump ticket-splitters help Democrats keep their majority, it would pump the brakes on a conservative agenda. AdvertisementA Democratic Senate would serve as a check on Trump.

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☆ U.S. East Coast port strike set to start Tuesday, union says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen's Association union said on Sunday, signaling action that could cause delays and snarl supply chains. "United States Maritime Alliance ... refuses to address a half-century of wage subjugation," the union said in a statement. The United States Maritime Alliance, known as USMX, represents employers of the East and Gulf Coast longshore industry. If union members walk off the job at ports stretching from Maine to Texas, it would be the first coast-wide ILA strike since 1977. Presidents can intervene in labor disputes that threaten national security or safety by imposing an 80-day cooling-off period under the federal Taft-Hartley Act.

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☆ The politics of tariffs are complicated. A Democrat just introduced a bill to make Trump's proposals law.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

What’s more surprising, however, is that one House Democratic just introduced a bill to codify Trump’s 10% across-the-board tariffs, revealing how the long-dormant trade policy splits both parties. But they largely fell out of favor during the late 20th century as the U.S. led a global free trade revolution. Despite Harris and other attacks on Trump's tariffs, the Biden-Harris administration decided to keep some of the tariffs Trump imposed during his first term on Chinese steel and aluminum and even increase the fees on strategic sectors like electric vehicles and semiconductors. Still, Biden and Harris have consistently criticized across-the-board tariffs as “indiscriminate” instruments that risk “undermining our alliances,” arguing targeted sanctions do not carry the inflationary risks of wider spread one. Most say the data is clear that freer trade leads to greater economic growth and they say Trump's across-the-board tariffs would raise inflation and could cost jobs.

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A third of teens and young adults in the U.S. can’t afford or otherwise access menstrual products, according to new research from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Some young people may skip school, sports or other social activities because of a lack of access to menstrual products. “This is impacting everyone.”Some states are passing legislation to increase access to menstrual products in schools. Are you able to access tampons or pads? “Just like toilet paper is readily available in all restrooms, we’d love to see improved access to free menstrual products everywhere.”

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☆ This House Democrat is backing Trump's 10% tariff plan — and he even has a bill to get it done
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's plan for a 10% tariff on all imports has been panned by Democrats and Republicans alike. Vice President Kamala Harris has even called it the "Trump Sales Tax." Vice President Kamala Harris has characterized the plan as the "Trump Sales Tax." Despite that, a rebellious House Democrat just introduced a bill that would write those tariffs into law. A self-described "progressive conservative," the Maine Democrat frequently votes for Republican-led resolutions and bills in Congress.

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