Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. found ample demand for its $17 billion bond offering, allowing it to cut borrowing rates on its second multibillion note offering in six months. The tech giant received at least twice as many orders as it had bonds to sell, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the deal …

  Bloomberg British households reined in their borrowing in December, casting further doubt over the strength of consumer spending this year. Unsecured lending rose by 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion), the least since May 2015 and well below the expectations of economists. On an annual basis, credit growth slowed to 10.6 percent from 10.8 percent in November, the Bank of …

  Bloomberg Coca-Cola Co., the world’s largest seller of soft drinks, said it opposes the travel ban issued by President Donald Trump and will assess any effect it has on employees, joining the thin ranks of companies publicly condemning the policy. “Coca-Cola Co. is resolute in its commitment to dive- rsity, fairness and inclusion, and we do not support this …