Apple smashes record as 2013 moves ahead of 2012

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Apple smashes record as 2013 moves ahead of 2012

Corporate bond issuance in 2013 has set a new record for the first four months of a year, reaching $621bn globally. But this figure, which includes Apple’s multi-record-breaking $17bn issue on Tuesday — the biggest corporate bond ever — hides a more interesting reality.

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