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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.

More energy companies, including BP, have announced huge cuts to spending this year as low oil prices force the industry to scale back their ambitions.

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.