The two logistics giants have similar strategies—and face a common threat

Its private-equity suitor may be looking to sell it for parts

Tacit knowledge is vital to many jobs

If you can make a robo-vacuum, you can make a car

Even if financial markets disagree

Opposition is spreading across the country

Years of frothy valuations have created a nightmare

But it cannot turn a greying cash cow into a sprightly upstart

Create a slick, irony-free corporate safe space

The Indian conglomerate’s boardroom drama highlights a speculative strategy