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The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI

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Organizations are deploying agentic coding tools and coming to grips with the costs of AI while still seeking to capture more of the benefits that their workers are deriving from their individual use of AI.
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Article
An update on US consumer sentiment: Holiday budgeting begins
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Despite being wary about the economy, consumers plan to spend the same or more on holiday shopping as they did last year. Here’s the latest research from our ConsumerWise team.
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Podcast
Your AI agents need performance management, too
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People are at the heart of any technology transformation. Leading organizations are making changes now to help their talent—and their digital workers—thrive side by side.
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Explainers
AI in five industries: What’s now, and what’s next
The headlines are everywhere. The nuance is more elusive. In these video Explainers, McKinsey partners go sector by...
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Lives & Legacies
An architect of modern media, a literary champion, and a retail revolutionary
Our latest obituaries also include the first American to scale Mount Everest, a frugal Fed chair, and a fashion cofounder tailor-made...
Affordability strains Americans’ aspirations
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Affordability strains Americans’ aspirations
The rising cost of living is the defining challenge for Americans trying to achieve their aspirations, research from the McKinsey...
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Themes
The books media executives can’t put down
What are the people who help shape today’s conversations reading right now? McKinsey’s 2026 annual book recommendations feature...
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Our Latest Survey Research

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The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI

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September 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. CET

Physical AI: The hidden value pools leaders are missing

Humanoid robots are capturing the headlines, but they’re on track to represent just a sliver of physical AI’s total value. The focus undersells the breadth of the physical AI opportunity and where competitive advantage is forming, in the software, data, and orchestration platforms that let autonomous systems learn from experience and scale, a layer that could reach $330 billion by 2035.

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Interviews

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Pacsun’s Gen Z playbook: Listen, learn, and let go

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Brieane Olson, CEO of the US-based clothing retailer, says the secret to the company’s success is community cocreation—which can work in other industries, too.
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McKinsey’s Fangning Zhang on China’s growing role in life sciences R&D

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McKinsey Partner Fangning Zhang discusses what’s driving China’s acceleration in drug discovery, why intense competition is fueling speed and cost efficiency, and what global R&D leaders need to do to build a genuine China strategy.
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Podcast - The McKinsey Podcast

Earning and sustaining trust in the age of AI

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Invesco President and CEO Andrew Schlossberg argues that AI should be part of a firm’s strategy, not on the sidelines, and that trust, once lost, is hard to win back.
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McKinsey on Books

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Author Talks: The biggest misconceptions about leadership
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What if success depends less on talent than on luck, resilience, and your choices when things go wrong? Former Inflection CEO...
Shapers and Founders: The Untold Stories of Asia’s Extraordinary Owner-CEOs
Drawing on rigorous empirical research, interviews, and decades of advisory work, McKinsey experts reveal the leadership strategies...
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Rewired, second edition
This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as...
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New from the Quarterly

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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...
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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...
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The CEO’s critical role in building new businesses
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Venture building works best when it’s part of a dual-track strategy—launching new businesses alongside the core—with clear oversight...

McKinsey Institutes

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Podcast - MGI Research
How do we reach universal prosperity by 2100?
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Can you imagine even the poorest country in the world achieving the prosperity and quality of life of today’s Switzerland—by...
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Agents, robots, and us: How AI reshapes work and skills in Europe
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Most skills will still be needed—but how people use them will change as they work alongside intelligent machines.
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Interview - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
Solutions for the Black maternal-health crisis
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Joy Rhoden of the American Hospital Association discusses how data, community partnerships, expanded care teams, and a focus...
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Brainteasers

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The McKinsey Crossword: Made with AI | No. 266
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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.
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Data Points
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