BLOOMBERG Tapestry Inc, with Coach, and Capri Holdings Ltd, with Michael Kors, have been battling for nearly a decade to dominate the US handbag market. Tapestry sealed its victory — and now the shopworn Michael Kors brand becomes its problem to solve. Tapestry’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri caps a yearslong strategy at Coach: Keep exposure to department stores low, …

BLOOMBERG The ruble weakened beyond the psychologically important level of 100 to the dollar for the first time since March last year, as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on and international sanctions throttle the economy. The currency fell 1.5% to 100.975 in its fifth day of losses even after Russia’s central bank sought to arrest the slump by halting its …

BLOOMBERG Stocks and bonds rose as China moved to address a worsening property slump, shoring up confidence in global markets.  US and European equity futures advanced, while bond yields ticked lower. The moves came after China’s banking regulator announced it would set up a task force to examine risks at Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co. The company, one of the nation’s …