Suspends share buybacks amid Red Sea disruption

Giant gantry cranes and off loading freighter in Haifa container port, Israel. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday flagged “high uncertainty” in its 2024 earnings outlook as Red Sea disruptions continued to weigh on the industry. The company also said that it would be suspending … Read more

Gary Neville: Sir Jim Ratcliffe disruption has started quickly at Man Utd | Football News

Gary Neville says Sir Jim Ratcliffe is already disrupting things at Manchester United and believes his former club “on the right track”, with Omar Berrada, who had been at rivals Manchester City, set to move to Old Trafford as the club’s new chief executive. United have been searching for a new CEO since the departure … Read more

AI election disruption poses the biggest global risk in 2024

Alfieri | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images As around half of the world’s adult population heads to the polls in a bumper year of elections, concern over the role of artificial intelligence in disrupting outcomes has topped the list of the biggest risks for 2024, according to a new report. The World Economic Forum’s “Global … Read more

Economists fear disruption if conflict not contained

Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in the northern Gaza Strip October 23, 2023. Reuters Any possible escalation of the Israel-Hamas war poses a major risk to the global economy, driving up energy prices and disrupting key trade routes, economists … Read more