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Ramping up manufacturing in America?
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Probing how much manufacturing ramp-up would be needed to address US trade dependencies.
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Global Banking Annual Review 2026: Precision with speed
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In this preview of our 2026 Global Banking Annual Review, we provide a glimpse of banks’ continued strong results in 2025; the emergence of a new world map; the tipping point for customer ownership; and the unprecedented pace at which AI is remaking the industry, prompting banks to accelerate their precision strategies and evolve into multispeed organizations.
Article
How provider-led health plans can succeed in commercial insurance
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Provider-led health plans are underrepresented in the commercial group insurance market, leaving more than $20 billion in potential revenue and $700 million in operating margin on the table.
Explainers
Why a US governor’s first few months shape the full term
Three McKinsey experts explain why advance planning, a willingness to learn, and a strong team often determine whether an administration...
Lives & Legacies
A hidden figure behind GPS, a cycling champion, and a quiet trucking giant
Our latest obituaries also include a Hollywood animator, a cable industry innovator, and a prize-winning doctor who built a tuberculosis...
Week in Charts
Africa’s financial frontiers
Africa’s financial markets are among the most dynamic in the world, buoyed by high interest rates and growth in noninterest income....
Themes
Keeping veterans’ nonprofits strong for the long term
Since 9/11, hundreds of veteran service organizations emerged across the United States—creating a rich but fragmented ecosystem...
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How top economic performers lean into their competitive advantage to guide their strategy
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Podcast - Europe on the move
Europe on the move: A conversation with Hitachi Energy’s CEO
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As the world enters what the IEA calls the “age of electricity,” Hitachi Energy is leading the evolution of the energy system for a fully electrified world—making electricity abundant and more accessible in Europe and worldwide.
Podcast - The McKinsey Podcast
The next era of healthcare is personal
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Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel explains how mRNA, AI, and individualized care could transform everything from vaccines to cancer treatment.
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HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague on how AI is reshaping cybersecurity
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HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague discusses how AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape and why security teams must shift from finding vulnerabilities to reducing exposure.
McKinsey on Books
Author Talks: Feeling stuck? Turn uncertainty into purpose
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Being stuck isn’t failure—it’s a signal to act. NobleReach Foundation CEO Arun Gupta explains how action—not clarity—creates...
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...
Five steps to turning geopolitical volatility into an advantage
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As geopolitics redraws trade flows and strategic priorities, CEOs who anticipate the shifts—and reallocate capital accordingly—can...
McKinsey Institutes
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Ramping up manufacturing in America?
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Probing how much manufacturing ramp-up would be needed to address US trade dependencies.
Report - MGI Research
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.
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...
Brainteasers
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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