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Agents on the case
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Nearly eight in ten respondents we surveyed say their companies use gen AI—yet just as many say they’ve seen no significant bottom-line...
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Top performers in public and private markets
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To paraphrase Mark Twain, everyone complains about lagging productivity, but only a few companies are doing something about it....
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America at 250: A vision for the future
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As America approaches its 250th anniversary, leaders are reflecting on lessons from the past and making decisions that will shape...
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Tariffs are still in the news. Here’s what to do.
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The recent wave of tariffs and other trade controls has created radical uncertainty for businesses. Here’s how decision-makers...
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Tools for the trade shock
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Leaders are grappling with day-to-day issues related to the rapidly changing global economic order. Understandably, they are...
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Wealth requires health
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Most CEOs got to where they are through a focused approach to hard work. But our latest research shows that personal health...
Any day now: The gen AI revolution
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Gen AI adoption is taking longer than some expected. But the pace of change is accelerating, regardless of whether companies...
To crack the glass ceiling, start at the ground floor
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The problem of the glass ceiling is well documented. Less understood is how women experience the ground floor. For every 100...
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Are deals so back?
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M&A growth in 2024 may have been relatively modest—globally, deal value was up 12 percent to $3.4 trillion. But the market...
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What we learned at Davos
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This week, we’re reflecting on learnings from this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland....
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Overheard on the Promenade
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We’ve just spent a fantastic week at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. Every year, we collaborate...