Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to step back from his advisory role within the Trump administration, according to reports from Politico. US President Donald Trump is said to have informed close aides that Musk will return his attention to his business ventures in the coming weeks, having overseen what has been described as an “unprecedented programme” of government cost-cutting ...
The credibility of UK economic data has been thrown into doubt after senior officials at the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and the Bank of England raised serious concerns about the reliability of statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Speaking to MPs on the Treasury select committee, Richard Hughes, chairman of the OBR, warned that “trying to ...
Amazon has stunned the tech world with a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing platform currently facing a US ban over national security concerns linked to its Chinese ownership. The move comes just days ahead of a critical enforcement deadline. Under legislation signed into law in April 2024 by then-President Joe Biden, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, ...
Taxpayers have until 5 April 2025 to take advantage of a limited-time opportunity to top up their state pension by making backdated National Insurance Contributions (NICs), according to leading audit, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. The government previously extended the deadline to allow individuals to fill in gaps in their NIC records for any tax year from 2006 onwards. ...
For centuries, high-value assets like real estate, fine art, and private equity have remained largely inaccessible to average investors, locked behind high minimum investments and complex ownership structures. Today, that paradigm is shifting dramatically as blockchain technology enables the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), making them divisible, more liquid, and globally accessible. At the forefront of this transformation stands Eugene ...
Andrew Draayer is a driven entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who thrives on competition, connection, and making a meaningful impact. Growing up as the ninth of ten children in a military family, he learned the value of discipline, adaptability, and perseverance from an early age. His competitive spirit was evident in sports, where he excelled in football, earning a state championship ...
The Charity: Tackling loneliness through community connection A growing UK charity is making strides in combating loneliness among 20-30 year olds, launching with a brand new website to help spread its message and its growing community. The Great Friendship Projects, founded in 2021, is a non-profit organisation dedicated to creating spaces where young people can build real friendships and feel ...
Actress Gillian Anderson has secured a nationwide retail deal for her new female-focused energy drink brand, G Spot, with the product now stocked in 370 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK. Launched in 2023, G Spot sets itself apart in the competitive energy drinks market by promoting a natural, caffeine-free formula featuring adaptogens such as maca and bacopa — ingredients traditionally ...
Jeremy Clarkson’s ambitions for his premium beer brand, Hawkstone, are anything but modest. What began as a local collaboration using barley from his Diddly Squat farm is now Britain’s fastest-growing privately owned brewery — and it’s just getting started. Launched in 2021, Hawkstone is brewed in partnership with the Cotswold Brewing Company and is now served in more than 500 ...
A major business-led campaign calling for a shift in UK company law has reached a significant milestone, with 3,000 businesses now backing the Better Business Act, signalling growing momentum behind a drive to reform corporate governance in the UK. The campaign, led by B Lab UK, seeks to amend Section 172 of the Companies Act, compelling all UK businesses to ...