Apple boosts bond sale by a third to $6.5bn

Crude oil settles at $49.57, highest level for almost a month

US manufacturing PMI rises in January, Markit says

The US manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) increased in January to a reading of 53. 9 from 53. 7 in the month before.

ISM manufacturing index falls to worst level in 12 months

The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index fell from 55. 1% in December to 53. 1% in January, marking the worst performance 12 months.

US personal spending falls 0.3% in December

US consumer spending dropped more than expected in December to the most since 2009.

European Parliament evacuated in bomb scare

Brussels' European Parliament building has been evacuated amid bomb alerts and the arrest of an armed man.