Talks between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents 45,000 port workers, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group appear deadlocked on wage issues ahead of a Sept.

Failure to reach a new longshoremen contract deal risks many East and Gulf Coast ports closing before the year-end consumer spending push -- threatening billions in losses to businesses.

On social media, several claims urge people to 'panic buy' supplies that could become difficult to find if major ports from Texas to Maine are forced to shut down.

The ports that would be affected by a potential strike bring over half of the nation's knitted and non-knitted apparel, valued at $32.8 billion combined, as well furniture valued at $23.4 billion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Businesses are preparing for a strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts, which could begin Oct. 1 if negotiations don’t yield a new contract.

Thousands of East and Gulf Coast port workers are ready to walk off the job on October 1. Here's what's at stake.

For the first time since 1977, East Coast port workers are on the verge of a strike. Here's what's at stake, for both workers and consumers.

FOX Business' Lydia Hu has the details from Bayonne, N.J., on 'Varney & Co.'

The USMX is hoping one last ditch effort can bring the ILA back to the negotiating table ahead of a potential dockworker strike on Oct. 1.

While Designer Brands shifted half of its shoe imports to the West Coast, neither coast is an ideal destination this late in the game.