I’m going to wade into the debate over how to value companies that are technology-ish. There are understandable questions about whether mattress startup Casper, home-delivered razor seller Dollar Shave Club or meal-kit company Blue Apron should be valued like their old-guard competitors (meaning cheap) or more like internet companies that are in the business of bytes rather than real-world merchandise. …

Blue Apron is a company that claims to have “reimagined the traditional grocery business model.” Its recent disappointing initial public offering makes you wonder if investors are losing faith in such ‘reimaginings.’ Perhaps not, but it’s time to ask ourselves whether even some of Silicon Valley’s most vaunted attempts to rethink traditional business processes are sound, and what kind of …

Bloomberg European stocks started the week on a firm footing, rising for the first time in five days as oil and metal gains spurred energy companies and miners. The dollar strengthened against all of its G-10 peers. Banks also rallied as the Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced. Crude climbed for an eighth day running, the longest winning streak this year, …