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Apple boss Cook to tap Indian software talent during maiden visit

By Himank Sharma and Rupam Jain MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is set to announce plans to expand its Indian software development center and build an accelerator program for local start-ups, two sources aware of the investment said on Tuesday, hours before Chief Executive Tim Cook's maiden visit. Cook, who arrives in India late on Tuesday, is making his Indian debut just as the country emerges as one of…

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Oil near six-month high as outages support

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – Oil traded at around $49 a barrel on Tuesday within sight of a six-month high, supported by supply outages in Nigeria, Canada and other producers that are eroding a persistent glut. “Globally, there are still a lot of supply disruptions and this comes on top of natural declines,” said Olivier Jakob, oil analyst at Petromatrix. “It does bring forward the expected rebalancing in the second half.” Beside unplanned outages, supply from…

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Home Depot raises forecasts after strong start to the year

“After last week's dismal set of retail trading updates, Home Depot provides some much needed relief and also an indication of where consumers are spending their money,” Håkon Helgesen, an analyst at research firm Conlumino, said in a note. Home Depot said its strong start to the year was helped by “week-to-week demand spikes caused by weather variability

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Home Depot raises forecasts after strong start to the year

“After last week's dismal set of retail trading updates, Home Depot provides some much needed relief and also an indication of where consumers are spending their money,” Håkon Helgesen, an analyst at research firm Conlumino, said in a note. Home Depot said its strong start to the year was helped by “week-to-week demand spikes caused by weather variability,” which added $250 million to sales in the quarter.

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Sumner Redstone has power to remove Viacom CEO from his trust

Sumner Redstone has the power to remove Viacom Inc Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, but not his daughter Shari, from the trust that will control his $40 billion media empire after his incapacitation or death, according to two sources familiar with the matter. There is no evidence that Sumner Redstone is considering replacing Dauman. Shari Redstone, who sits on Viacom's board, voted against Dauman's elevation to executive chairman of Viacom to replace her father in February, arguing that a member of the Redstone trust should not …

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Sumner Redstone has power to remove Viacom CEO from his trust

Sumner Redstone has the power to remove Viacom Inc Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, but not his daughter Shari, from the trust that will control his $40 billion media empire after his incapacitation or death, according to two sources familiar with the matter. There is no evidence that Sumner Redstone is considering replacing Dauman. Shari Redstone, who sits on Viacom's board, voted against Dauman's elevation to executive …

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