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Sovereign AI: Building ecosystems for strategic resilience and impact
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Sovereign AI is achievable only through an ecosystem effort that connects energy, compute, data, models, platforms, and applications across multiple actors.
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At the threshold of a new era in commodity trading
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Changes in global trade and the growth of AI are shifting both commodity-trading structures and organizational models. Staying competitive in these new markets requires new strategies.
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
The Great Ownership Transfer: A new era of business stewardship
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As millions of baby boomers retire, the United States is on the brink of an unprecedented wave of small-business ownership transitions—posing challenges for communities but also opening the door to economic renewal.
Explainers
How are companies valued?
Three McKinsey experts explain what really drives valuation—and where leaders often get it wrong.
Lives & Legacies
A turnaround CEO, a bond market virtuoso, and a champion of human visibility
Our latest obituaries also include a plastics magnate, a probiotic pioneer, and an award-winning architect whose work defied...
Week in Charts
Skills reset for the AI age
AI-powered agents and robots could spur roughly $2.9 trillion in annual US economic value by 2030.
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Themes
AI transformation at Mobile World Congress 2026
Mobile World Congress (MWC)—one of the world’s largest and most influential events for the telecommunications and...
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How top economic performers lean into their competitive advantage to guide their strategy
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The Next Chapter of American Competitiveness: A CEO and Board agenda
How should capital be deployed in AI and other strategic technologies? Are supply chains, talent models, and balance sheets built for a more uncertain world? And what role will business need to play in strengthening energy, infrastructure, and workforce readiness? Join McKinsey senior partners Eric Kutcher and Olivia White for a discussion on how the U.S. can sustain its competitive edge and the practical choices leaders can make to secure long-term growth.
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Interviews
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Nishaminy Kasbekar on centralizing pharmacy in patient care
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Nishaminy Kasbekar, vice president and chief pharmacy officer for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, on the evolution—and potential—of pharmacy’s role.
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Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta on culture, strategy, and reinvention
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What he’s learned about leading with a steady hand and staying adaptable for the next “unique moment.”
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Who should own what? Revisiting the ‘natural owner’ principle
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The creators of the “natural owner” concept discuss its origins and how it can be used for both offense and defense today.
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Ramp’s CEO on building zero-touch finance
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Eric Glyman, CEO of Ramp, explains how a relentless focus on saving customers time and money helped build one of the fastest-growing fintech platforms.
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US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era
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The US manufacturing sector is having a moment—but it will need a new influx of talent to deliver on its potential.
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The Committed Innovator: Why innovation competitions work
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McKinsey holds an innovation competition every year, and compelling evidence shows that most organizations can benefit from doing the same.
McKinsey on Books
Author Talks: Building teams that thrive
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Why do some teams flourish while others flounder? A New York Times best-selling author reveals how leaders can...
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 8th edition
At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. This book enables everyone, from the budding professional...
Rewired, second edition
This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as...
New from the Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly: Digital Edition
Agentic AI is such a powerful force that companies are rethinking the very nature of the corporation. What’s coming? A hybrid...
Recent McKinsey Quarterly digital issues
Explore previous digital issues of the McKinsey Quarterly—on gen AI, productivity, growth, and more. All are available with a...
McKinsey Institutes
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
The Great Ownership Transfer: A new era of business stewardship
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As millions of baby boomers retire, the United States is on the brink of an unprecedented wave of small-business ownership transitions—posing...
Interactive - McKinsey Health Institute
The health of nations: The return to better health, by country
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Explore how improving population health could deliver meaningful gains in healthy life and economic performance across countries....
Interview - MGI Research
Pulling off another century of human progress
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Five of the authors of the McKinsey Global Institute’s new book talk about writing a new narrative of progress.
Brainteasers
The McKinsey Crossword: Quarterly report | No. 265
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Sharpen your problem-solving skills with the McKinsey Quarterly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind and is built around a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find.
Data Points
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How well do you know the numbers behind the changes in business, society, and the world? Take the McKinsey monthly quiz to find out.