Bloomberg Blue Apron Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Matt Salzberg said the company is keeping its focus on home cooking and related products, a narrow purview that will help shelter it from competitive threats like Amazon.com Inc. The meal-kit company, which at one point suggested it could become an alternative to or even eventually replace grocery stores, is now concentrating …

Bloomberg A dusty attic at the Zenith watch factory in Switzerland bears witness to the company’s near-death experience and rebirth. Four decades ago, a gutsy foreman hid the dies and punches used to shape the myriad tiny parts that make up a mechanical timepiece, defying orders from the US owners to junk them. The move saved the company when the …

There are few economic problems more frustrating than the stubborn gaps in wages and unemployment rates between blacks and whites. Despite decades of trying to reduce or eliminate these gaps, black workers continue to experience higher unemployment rates and lower wages than whites. That’s true even after correcting for age, education and occupational differences. This is not a formula for …