Bloomberg Levi Strauss & Co is expanding its partnership with retailer Target Corp well beyond blue jeans. The agreement will mark Levi’s first home-goods partnership, with new products including tableware and pillows, the companies said in a statement. The tie-up will also broaden its Red Tab brand within Target stores, with in-store displays planned at more than 500 locations by …

Bloomberg Japan’s equity rally last year in the face of foreign selling is challenging conventional wisdom that purchases by overseas investors are necessary for the market to keep rising. And that breakdown in correlation bodes well for the country’s shares. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced 16% in 2020 despite more than 6 trillion yen ($58 billion) of foreign net …

Bloomberg Stocks drifted lower with US equity futures on Wednesday as investors weighed earnings reports and awaited the conclusion of the first Federal Reserve policy meeting of the year. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened modestly down amid a wave of corporate results. Luxury conglomerate LVMH edged higher after sales of fashion and leather goods soared in the fourth quarter. …