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Take a moment to unwind and get caught up on this week's essential reads. From the five tasks only CEOs can do to build new businesses to the four ways retailers can keep pricing competitive, here's what broke through this week.

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Shaun Collins, Ari Libarikian, and Kurt Strovink explore the five traits and behaviors that CEOs should have to build successful new businesses.

Chart a bold path

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What can retailers do to keep pricing competitive? Thomas Kilroy, Emily Reasor, and their coauthors dive into four key practices.

Invest in price competitiveness

Alec Stapp, co-CEO of the Institute for Progress talks about meta-science, immigration, and biosecurity in a new episode of MGI's Forward Thinking podcast with Michael Chui.

Challenge yourself

Our briefing note on sustainable and inclusive growth delves into e-mobility, highlighting Black automotive consumers and opportunities for chemical companies supplying electric vehicle manufacturers and more.

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What CEOs can do to build successful businesses, accelerating progress while safeguarding the future, and more reads for the weekend

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What can retailers do to keep pricing competitive? Thomas Kilroy, Emily Reasor, and their coauthors dive into four key practices.

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