Life in the Nesac Market site in the heart of New York City's Times Square, this is fast money.

Here's what's on tap tonight.

Port strike countdown.

We are just hours from a massive work stoppage up and down the East Coast and along the

Gulf Coast. How much damage

could this strike have on the economy and what retailers are most at risk for an

extended strike will go inside the numbers. Plus unspeakable devastation, the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to climb and the damage to towns, homes, roads is almost beyond words.

An on-the-ground report coming up in an early look at just how much the recovery could cost.

And later, China's rally rolls on, the S&P gets... an early look at just how much the recovery could cost.

And later China's rally rolls on.

The S&P gets set for the spooky month of October and Tesla riding high ahead of its delivery

report.

I'm Melissa Lee coming to you live from Studio Be at the Nasak on the desk tonight.

Courtney Garcia, Karen Feinerman, Dan Nathan, and Guyadami.

We start off with the countdown to a potentially massive labor stoppage that could

royal trade across the eastern seaboard.

In just about seven hours, longshoremen from New Jersey to Houston are expected to go on strike.

Truckers and rail operators have been scrambling to move the billion dollars of cargo at these ports affecting industries from

retail to electronics to autos.

Nearly half of all goods imported to the U.S. go through these ports.

Earlier today, the Chamber of Commerce urged the Biden administration to block the

strike saying it would be, quote, unconscionable to allow a shutdown to shock the economy.

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