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

Harvard Business Review

The worldwide trend of rising economic inequality applies not only to individuals. companies’ return on invested capital (ROIC), and compare it with economy-wide ROIC estimates constructed by Deloitte. In 1960, only a tiny proportion of major American firms earned an ROIC of 50% or more. An increasing number of U.S.

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