Eric Davidov was born in Manhattan and raised on Staten Island, New York, in a family that valued hard work, discipline, and education. His mother built a career in software engineering, while his father shifted from wholesale into real estate. This steady example of persistence shaped Eric’s own outlook from an early age. Sport also played a major role in ...
Justin Brewer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Greenhub, is an entrepreneur whose career reflects drive, vision and resilience. Born and raised in Somers, Connecticut, he grew up with a passion for sport, particularly soccer. His dedication to the game carried him to Sacred Heart University, where he played NCAA Division I soccer as a four-year starter while studying Communications ...
Chris Edwards Americans have tethered a huge amount of economic activity to the federal government. Sadly, that nullifies one of our nation’s natural governing advantages: federalism. Politicians make mistakes all the time, and their schemes are often foolish, but we could minimize the damage if we decentralized power to the states and the private sector. Unfortunately, we have done the ...
Celebrity chef Rick Stein will close his Marlborough restaurant this weekend, the second outlet to shut in a week as his family-run hospitality empire battles mounting financial pressure. The High Street site, which opened almost a decade ago, will serve its last meals on Sunday, October 5. The closure follows the permanent shutdown of Stein’s Coffee Shop in Padstow, Cornwall, ...
What began as isolated disputes over niche items is now reshaping how cakes, baked goods and sweet snacks are treated for tax purposes. The result is that products previously considered zero-rated are increasingly being reclassified as standard-rated confectionery, subject to 20% VAT. The change centres on a single phrase in VAT legislation, which defines confectionery as: “Chocolates, sweets and biscuits; ...
A Senate Republican wants to ensure that lawmakers feel the pain in their wallets as the federal government shutdown drags on. Members of Congress, unlike other federal employees, are guaranteed to get paid during a government shutdown. But Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, wants to impose a tax on lawmakers that would eat away at their paychecks. Moreno plans to introduce ...
Colleen Hroncich When Amy Sparks and her husband opened School of Hope in Fayetteville, NC, they were doing more than establishing a school—they were preserving the legacy of their son Jarred, who had autism and passed away unexpectedly. “I had talked about this over 20 some years ago, and it came to fruition in 2017. And it was because we ...
Women in England face a dramatic and long-lasting earnings hit after having children, with the average mother losing over £65,000 in pay by the time her first child turns five, according to sobering new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The analysis reveals a 42% fall in mothers’ average monthly earnings – equivalent to a loss of £1,051 ...
Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency portfolio posted a rare rebound in Q3 2025, climbing 36.6% in value to $3.1 million, according to new analysis from Finbold. On-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence shows the former US president’s holdings rose from $2.27 million on July 1 to $3.10 million by September 30 – a paper gain of around $823,000. The recovery comes after ...
Romina Boccia The Trump administration has argued, in ongoing litigation, that revoking certain tariff authority would have “catastrophic consequences” and “lead to financial ruin.” The administration’s concerns are overblown and misrepresent the actual fiscal situation. America’s debt problem is driven by runaway entitlement spending and interest costs. Tariff authority does not change those fundamentals, and even under optimistic revenue scenarios, ...