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  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds a Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU as he delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2025. Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show, as vendors behind the scenes will seek ways to deal with tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens formally in Las Vegas on January 7, 2025, but preceding days are packed with product announcements. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    Productivity growth is vital for the economy. Few companies actually create it

    By Eric Kutcher and Olivia White
  • Janet Yellen, US treasury secretary, center, interacts with a robotic arm during a tour of the Mesa Community College automation and engineering labs in Mesa, Arizona, US, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Yellen on Friday said she still sees underlying price pressures receding even as a tight housing supply has helped stall the downward path of inflation. Photographer: Go Nakamura/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    America’s productivity growth is recovering to pre-Great Financial Crisis rates. Europe has more work to do

    By Chris Bradley, Olivia White, and others
  • The world’s superstar cities are projected to see low demand in their “urban core.”Commentary

    Demand for urban real estate will be challenged for the rest of the decade. Here’s how the world’s superstar cities are projected to fare by 2030

    By Jan Mischke, Olivia White, and others
  • A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on August 5, 2022 at Wall Street in New York City. – Stock markets slid Friday as a much stronger-than-expected US jobs report raised the prospect that the Federal Reserve will maintain its aggressive monetary policy to combat inflation. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    McKinsey Global Institute sees 4 possible scenarios for the economy by 2030. Only one leads to long-term growth

    By Jan Mischke, Sven Smit, and others
  • A state-level breakdown shows the unequal productivity performance of U.S. states.Commentary

    America’s productivity engine is sputtering. Fixing it is a $10 trillion opportunity

    By Asutosh Padhi and Olivia White
  • A container ship sails near Northport in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. Malaysia is expected to release exports figures on Aug. 19. Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    To reinvent globalization, companies and countries should think ‘diversifying,’ not ‘decoupling,’ according to McKinsey Global Institute’s research

    By Bob Sternfels and Olivia White