Bloomberg Target Corp. is considering shifting some orders to Trident Ltd. after it terminated $90 million of business with rival supplier Welspun India Ltd. for labeling cheaper bedsheets as premium Egyptian cotton, according to people familiar with the discussions. The US retail giant has begun sampling sheets manufactured by Trident, according to the people, who asked not to be ...

  Bloomberg After decades of red ink, US airlines have gotten their financial houses in significantly better order. And while this new wherewithal certainly won’t mean more legroom or free checked bags, some carriers are exploring inexpensive ways to make flying economy class a smidge less arduous. Free meals are returning on some long domestic flights, and gratis snacks are ...

  Bloomberg Rising housing investment is a sign that the Bank of Japan’s negative-rate policy is working, according to Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda. But it also has a lot to do with tax changes, and ironically, the increasing supply of new homes might drag down Japan’s inflation rate, the opposite of what Kuroda wants. Speaking in June, ...