"Without a new port labor deal, the International Longshoremen's Association instructed its members to halt work after midnight Tuesday."

Businesses are bracing for potential disruptions that could severely impact U.S. commerce, with shippers already diverting goods and preparing contingency plans.

The University of Oxford published a study examining 57,000 food products to find that plant-based sausages and burgers are up to 10 times more environmentally-friendly than their meat counterparts.