Rolls-Royce to sell £2bn of assets after posting £5.4bn loss

Rolls-Royce battles for its survival: Engineer to sell £2bn of assets after posting record £5.4bn loss By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 27 August 2020 Rolls-Royce is aiming to raise £2billion by selling parts of its business as it struggles to survive the coronavirus … Read more

Boris Johnson to promise huge £2bn cash injection boost to give all children ‘superb education’

Boris Johnson’s £2bn boost for schools: Prime Minister is to promise huge cash injection to give all children ‘superb education’ English schools are set to receive a £2.2billion boost in Government funding Boris Johnson has promised all English pupils they will get a ‘superb education’  Secondary schools will get at least £5,150 per child, primaries … Read more

Government could pay 300,000 young people in Rishi Sunak’s £2bn plan to prevent unemployment rise

Government will pay £2bn in wages for 300,000 young people to keep them off the dole as Rishi Sunak puts jobs at the heart of his mini-Budget today Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a mini-budget on Wednesday  The plan will set out how Britain’s economy will recover from the COVID-19 crisis Mr Sunak’s … Read more

Government could pay 300,000 young people in Rishi Sunak’s £2bn plan to prevent unemployment rise

Government will pay £2bn in wages for 300,000 young people to keep them off the dole as Rishi Sunak puts jobs at the heart of his mini-Budget today Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a mini-budget on Wednesday  The plan will set out how Britain’s economy will recover from the COVID-19 crisis Mr Sunak’s … Read more

Now UK Finance boss is accused of sorting ‘questionable’ £2bn loan

Fresh row hits tainted UK Finance: Ex boss accused of sorting ‘questionable’ £2bn loan as Barclays fought to avoid a Government bailout in 2008 By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 19 June 2020 The former boss of UK Finance embroiled in a sexism row … Read more

Struggling airlines tap up Bank of England £2bn in loans

Struggling airlines tap up Bank of England for almost £2bn in emergency state-backed loans as they try to weather coronavirus crisis By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 5 June 2020 Struggling airlines have tapped up the Bank of England for almost £2billion in emergency … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Compass Group tests appetite for £2bn fundraising

Compass Group shares dropped after it detailed plans for the biggest fundraising since the coronavirus crisis began. The world’s largest catering firm managed to raise a staggering £2billion from investors to help it survive the lockdown. The mass closures of schools, offices and sports stadiums have hammered demand for its services. Revenues sank by a … Read more

Vodafone will pay £2bn dividend despite Covid crisis

Vodafone will pay £2bn dividend despite covid crisis: Telecoms giant swings back into profit By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:35 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 13 May 2020 Vodafone has swung back into profit and stuck by its £2.1billion dividend, despite pressures from the coronavirus crisis. In a boost … Read more

UK economy losing £2bn every day in deepest slump since Great Depression

UK economy losing £2bn every day in deepest slump since Great Depression By Hugo Duncan And Ruth Sunderland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 The coronavirus lockdown has already wiped £50 billion off the economy as the UK plunges into the deepest slump since … Read more

Fund manager Ruffer raked in more than £2bn last month

Fund manager Ruffer rakes in more than £2bn as it trades to protect itself against stock market collapses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 9 April 2020 founded by Jonathan Ruffer, 68, has around $23billion (£18billion) of funds under management. Fund manager Ruffer raked … Read more