A three-day strike by unionized Montreal port workers that shut down two container traffic terminals ended early on Thursday as scheduled, the port authority said in a statement.

Investors are taking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at his word, and they aren’t letting the worsening violence in the Middle East or the widespread strike at the nation’s ports change their views about interest rates.

We’re prepared to stay on strike for as long as it takes to secure the wages and protections our members deserve.”

With grocery lists to pen and holiday shopping to plan, U.S. shoppers may soon be met with empty store shelves due to a nationwide strike that some experts say could strangle the country's supply chain for an array of products.

On Tuesday, 36 East Coast and Gulf Coast ports shut down as 45,000 union workers walked off the job due to a labor dispute.

Thousands of U.S. dock workers remain on strike as members of the International Longshoremen’s Association. Mississippi leaders fear a prolonged strike could affect the state’s economy and its farmers.