Mapping the US affordable housing crisis and unlocking opportunities for economic mobility
Securing rising living standards for all Americans requires action on the affordable housing shortage.
Securing rising living standards for all Americans requires action on the affordable housing shortage.
State governments will need to balance a complex range of costs and a full view of the benefits as they weigh their strategies in data center development.
Nerves of steel or “same old, same old”? Either way, dealmakers stared down volatility, leading to higher global M&A activity in the first half of this year.
“All that work, and what did it get us?” Leaders feel frustrated when transformations fall short, but they can achieve their goals by avoiding six common pitfalls.
Financial institutions are allocating significant resources to fighting financial crime, but they are generally making little progress. AI-based solutions may be an accelerator.
How can leaders learn from disruption and pursue purpose? Stanford lecturer in management Robert E. Siegel shares a systems leadership playbook and transforms classroom lessons into boardroom learnings.
Annual mobile-data growth rates are expected to fall from more than 50 percent in 2019 to as low as 10 percent in 2029. Will this lead to unprecedented competition or a new profitable era for telcos?
McKinsey’s Dr. Rupal Malani discusses changing policies and workforce shortages and how leaders are using M&A and AI to improve margins, operations, and care delivery.
What does it take to lead a procurement transformation that delivers lasting impact in a world where the function is asked to do everything from managing volatility to generating sustainability and savings?
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
A seismic threefold increase in advanced-manufacturing investment could transform rural America by driving economic growth, creating high-quality jobs, and revitalizing communities.
Life sciences companies are spending big on new capital projects. Industry leaders who embrace capital excellence could secure a competitive edge.
Five leading cybersecurity executives and public company directors discuss how chief information security officers and boards can work together to grow and protect their organizations.
Six strategies could catalyze growth and improve the well-being and economic mobility of rural residents across the country.
When a case reaches trial, the judge is expected to be an impartial referee who ensures that justice is served. But new research suggests that a judge’s ultimate decision is often as arbitrary as the flip of a coin—which may actually be a sign of a healthy justice system. Centuries of legal research have shown that judges often make decisions based on bias, chance, or other nonlegal considerations. For example,…
In 2001, the Chinese auto industry sold fewer than a million cars. By 2017, it was responsible for more than a third of all the cars produced or sold on earth. Quality improved, too: between 2001 and 2014, malfunction rates in domestic Chinese passenger vehicles fell by 75 percent. How did this growth happen so quickly? Part of the answer has to do with “knowledge spillovers” from foreign auto firms…
An entrepreneur arrives at a bank and asks for funding; a family asks for a mortgage; a medium-sized business asks for a loan. Whether the bank provides financing in each case boils down to the question of lending standards. With looser standards, the borrowers are more likely to get their money, while with tighter standards, they are less likely. For banks, there is an important trade-off at play here. A…
Earlier this year, AI developer Anthropic released a new model that can spend more time “thinking” through a problem, similarly to the way a person might. Stanford and IBM developed AI “twins” of more than 1,000 people that supposedly reason and make decisions just like their real-life counterparts. The hope, for many companies in this space, is to build AI models that reason in a manner that is nearly indistinguishable…
When Uber started its surge pricing policy in late 2011, outrage quickly ensued. Horror stories emerged about rides on New Year’s Eve or during snowstorms costing multiple times the standard rate—in one case, 50 times the regular fare. So when U.S. grocery retailers like Walmart and Kroger announced in 2024 that they would start using electronic shelf labels (or digital price labels) in their stores, it naturally raised alarm bells…
Powering AI and new computation technologies can accelerate data center project delivery and optimize spending to reduce the projected $1.7 trillion global spend through 2030 by up to $250 billion.
Six building blocks could help pharma organizations slash filing timelines from months to weeks, potentially unlocking as much as $180 million in net present value for priority assets.
By harnessing gen AI, companies can leapfrog from selling data to building robust data products that deliver actionable intelligence and unlock previously untapped value.
Creating a successful business venture is more than just a notion. An executive coach outlines the risks and rewards of business building and shares the core elements of successful start-ups.
A new target operating model is crucial if gas distribution system operators are to capture the opportunities presented by changing market forces.
As overall investment trends in future mobility have remained steady, analysis reveals that the market is undergoing deeper structural change.
At Cannes Lions, McKinsey partner Eli Stein and Jasper CMO Loreal Lynch explore unlocking AI value at scale and building personalization that performs.
How can organizations move from reactive mental health efforts to proactive well-being strategies? A Cambridge professor shares a blueprint for supporting teams from the inside out.
The field of robotics presents opportunities in industries from manufacturing to healthcare to agriculture. Researchers are exploring the ethical and safety implications to set safe guardrails.
Stop tinkering with your org chart. Start rethinking your operating model—and closing the gap between strategy and performance as a result.
Facing a complex array of threats, payments providers will need to embrace a mix of traditional and emerging approaches.
Thanks to a confluence of factors, Swiss online platforms could be positioned for accelerated growth.
A data center is a facility that houses and runs IT infrastructure that’s critical to the digital economy, particularly gen AI.
Emerging trends, shifting demands, and growing supply chain complexity are reshaping the landscape for apparel manufacturers. McKinsey partner Javier del Pozo shares his thoughts on moving forward.
Public-company boards can boost their effectiveness by embracing key strategies from the private equity playbook to enhance value creation and long-term impact.
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On June 30, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) published new Guidelines for PMPRB Staff (the Guidelines) that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. These new Guidelines are described as non-binding, and were developed to address both amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations and new case law. In June 2019, amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations were announced; BLG published a previous Insight summarizing them. These amendments were…
In this edition of Author Talks, McKinsey Global Publishing’s Eric Quiñones chats with Robert Rosenkranz, chairman of Delphi Capital Management, about The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious (Bloomsbury Business/Bloomsbury Publishing, May 2025). Rosenkranz explains how adopting Stoic principles of a well-lived life can benefit people both professionally and personally. He points to the Stoics’ emphases on being guided by reason rather than emotion, prioritizing time as a precious…
Dementias such as Alzheimer's disease are estimated to affect more than 57.4 million people worldwide, a number that is expected to almost triple to 152.8 million cases by 2050. The impacts on the individuals, families and caregivers and society at large are immense.While there are some indications that the prevalence of dementia is decreasing in Europe and North America, suggesting that it may be possible to reduce the risk of…
Quick Hits Ohio WARN largely mirrors the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act by requiring covered employers to provide sixty days’ advance notice before a plant closing or mass layoff. Ohio WARN includes ambiguities regarding its stated intent and which “mass layoffs” will trigger its notice requirements. Ohio WARN includes state-specific notice content requirements, including “[a] detailed statement explaining the reason” for the closure or mass layoff and…
Large-scale projects requiring environmental or impact assessments in Canada are not static: as projects commence and develop, their needs can shift, or plans change. A key question for project proponents is how those changes will impact existing environmental permits, and what the amendment process will look like. A recent Federal Court decision has provided important clarity, confirming that project amendments are to be assessed against the same standards applied in…