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Even for Companies, the U.S. Is Split Between Haves and Have-Nots

Harvard Business Review

Companies in the top one-fifth of profitability earn, in aggregate, about 70 times more economic profit (accounting profit less cost of capital) than those in the middle three-fifths combined, according to McKinsey’s database of 3,000 large, publicly listed, nonfinancial U.S. GDP growth could hit nearly 5% in 2016.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business Review

of the world market, and the second-largest beef producer and consumer. The industry makes up approximately 6% of Brazil’s GDP. These values can be estimated credibly and cost-effectively, and we set about applying them to the Brazilian beef sector. Brazil’s Beef Industry. Marfrig stands to gain between $1.3