Apple takes aim at greater control of the core technologies in its products - both to guard its hefty margins and to position it for future innovations, especially in so-called augmented reality. "Today we do much more in-house development of fundamental technologies than we used to," Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri said at a February conference. "Think of the work we do on processors or sensors. We can push the envelope on innovation. We have better control over t

Key Points • Sentiment among large manufacturers rose to 12 from 10 three months ago (forecast 14), according to the Tankan survey released by the Bank of Japan on Monday. • The outlook among the manufacturers increased to 11 from 8 in December (forecast 13). • Large companies across all industries plan to raise fixed investment by 0.6 percent for the year starting this month, the survey found. Read more at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-02/japan-s-corporate-