The dockworkers' strike is a test for Biden — and complicates an already dizzying 2024 presidential race

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President Biden standing with union workers.
Throughout his presidency, Joe Biden has leaned into his pro-union policies.

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This is how badly the port strike could wreck the US economy

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Striking dockworkers in Baltimore hold up signs
Dockworkers at the Port of Baltimore are part of a port strike extending from Maine to Texas.

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The US dockworkers strike is here, and it's impacting more than just packages

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A container ship sits below cranes at a port
Members of the International Longshoremen's Association went on strike Tuesday.

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These consumer products are most likely to be impacted by the port strike

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A wall of stacked shipping containers.
US port workers are on strike following the expiration of their labor contract Monday night.

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Boomers are selling off their businesses. Millennials are swooping in.

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Hurricane Helene's devastation has shut down a one-of-a-kind mine for AI chips

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Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene has caused widespread devastation since it made landfall in the US last week.

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China's economic issues are so serious that even the oil market doesn't care about Middle East tensions — for now

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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
China and Saudi Arabia are impacting oil prices more than Israel's actions in the Middle East.

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Even Xi Jinping admits China has a painful road ahead despite his new stimulus

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks to the podium during a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the eve of National Day.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged China to "prepare for rainy days" ahead, even after his government announced a stimulus that set off a market rally last week.

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Dock workers just went on strike at the worst possible time

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A photo of an East coast port
Tens of thousands of longshoremen are on strike.

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A major port strike is looming. Costco says it's prepared.

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A Costco warehouse in Wisconsin.
The key question Costco CEO Ron Vachris and other experts are weighing is less about whether a strike will occur and more about how long it will last.

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