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US technology giant Apple raised a better than expected $6.5bn (£4.3bn) through a corporate bond sale, as part of a plan to return cash to investors.

Members of the public put their concerns over HS2 to MPs

India's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged, three weeks after it announced a surprise cut.

McDonald's is auctioning a bottle of the special sauce used on their iconic Big Mac burgers for at least $18,000 (£12,000) on eBay.

The eurozone's largest bank, Santander, reports a 32% jump in annual pre-tax profits and says it will continue to focus on retail banking in 2015.

Water customers in England and Wales will see their bills fall by an average of 2% - or £9 - over the coming year, the industry has announced.