The R&D Index for the week ending June 14, 2019 closed at 4,580.03 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 1.91% (or 85.68 basis points) from the week ending June 7, 2019. Eighteen of the 25 R&D Index members gained value from 0.04% (Oracle and Qualcomm) to 3.64% (Amazon). Seven…
R&D Market Pulse: Fed May Cut Interest Rate by July
The R&D Index for the week ending June 7, 2019 closed at 4,494.35 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 1.53% (or 67.57 basis points) from the week ending May 31, 2019. Twenty-four of the 25 R&D Index members gained value from 1.56% (Bayer AG) to 9.35% (Sanofi SA). Only…
R&D Market Pulse: Strong 1Q GDP Growth Which May Not Continue
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened week ending May 31, 2019 closed at 4,426.78 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -2.70% (or -122.86 basis points) from the week ending May 24, 2019. Only Qualcomm of the 25 R&D Index members gained value, rising 0.92% to 66.82. Twenty-four of the…
R&D Market Pulse: Qualcomm Hurt by FTC Court Ruling
The R&D Index for the week ending May 24, 2019 closed at 4,549.64 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -2.28% (or 106.07 basis points) from the week ending May 17, 2019. Ten of the 25 R&D Index members gained value from 0.13% (Toyota) to 5.83% (Novartis). Fifteen of the…
R&D Market Pulse: U.S. Economy Slows in April Following Robust 1Q
The R&D Index for the week ending May 17, 2019 closed at 4,655.71 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -0.71% (or 33.16 basis points) from the week ending May 10, 2019. Nine of the 25 R&D Index members gained value from 0.10% (Google/Alphabet) to 2.43% (Roche Pharma). Sixteen of…
R&D Market Pulse: Corporate Investments Soar in Off Week for Stocks
The R&D Index for the week ending May 10, 2019 closed at 4,688.87 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -3.19% (or 154.26 basis points) from the week ending May 3, 2019. Each of the 25 R&D Index members lost value from -0.26% (Oracle) to -10.72% (Intel). Investor concerns over…
R&D Market Pulse: Economic Stats Reveal Continuing Growth
The R&D Index for the week ending May 3, 2019 closed at 4,843.13 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -1.19% (or 58.10 basis points) from the week ending April 26, 2019. The stock of 16 R&D Index members gained value from 0.02% (Toyota) to 5.95% (Bristol-Myers Squibb). The stock…
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R&D Market Pulse: EV Truck Startup Gets $1.2 Billion Investment
The R&D Index for the week ending April 26, 2019 closed at 4,901.23 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 3.03% (or 144.26 basis points) from the week ending April 18, 2019. The stock of 15 R&D Index members gained value from 0.22% (Apple Computer) to 8.45% (Qualcomm). The stock…
R&D Market Pulse: Multiple Winners in Apple-Qualcomm Litigation
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened (Good Friday) week ending April 18, 2019 closed at 4,756.97 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 1.11% (or 52.00 basis points) from the week ending April 12, 2019. The stock of 14 R&D Index members gained value from 0.04% (Oracle) to 40.28% (Qualcomm).…
R&D Market Pulse: Amazon, Microsoft in Talks With China
The R&D Index for the week ending April 12, 2019 closed at 4,704.97 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 0.19% (or 8.74 basis points) from the week ending April 5, 2019. The stock of 11 R&D Index members gained value from 0.31% (Amazon) to 4.31% (Volkswagen). The stock of…
R&D Market Pulse: Brexit Impact on Health-Related R&D
The R&D Index for the week ending April 5, 2019 closed at 4,706.00 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 2.34% (or 107.81 basis points) from the week ending March 29, 2019. The stock of 17 R&D Index members gained value from 0.41% (Oracle) to 7.33% (Bayer AG). The stock…
R&D Market Pulse: Bayer Stocks Fall After Roundup Court Decision
The R&D Index for the week ending March 29, 2019 closed at 4,598.19 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -0.09% (or -4.02 basis points) from the week ending March 22, 2019. The stock of 18 R&D Index members gained value from 0.05% (Sanofi SA) to 2.91% (Novartis). The stock…
R&D Market Pulse: U.S. Auto Continue E-Vehicle Plans
The R&D Index for the week ending March 22, 2019 closed at 4,602.21 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 1.59% (or 0.71 basis points) from the week ending March 15, 2019. The stock of thirteen R&D Index members gained value from 0.01% (IBM) to 3.52% (Eli Lilly Co.). The…
R&D Market Pulse: DOD and Car Companies Shift Funds for R&D
The R&D Index for the week ending March 15, 2019 closed at 4,530.22 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 3.91% (or 170.36 basis points) from the week ending March 8, 2019. The stock of twenty R&D Index members gained value from 0.21% (General Motors) to 7.64% (Apple Computer). The…
R&D Market Pulse: Amazon Turning its Profits into R&D
The R&D Index for the week ending March 8, 2019 closed at 4,359.86 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down 1.84% (or 81.90 basis points) from the week ending March 1, 2019. The stock of four R&D Index members gained value from 0.02% (Astra Zeneca) to 1.80% (Sanofi SA). The…
R&D Market Pulse: Automotive Firms Partner on Self-Driving Tech R&D
The R&D Index for the week ending March 1, 2019 closed at 4,441.76 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 2.15% (or 93.48 basis points) from the week ending February 22, 2019. The stock of 21 R&D Index members gained value from 0.06% (Oracle) to 7.88% (Bayer AG). The stock…
R&D Market Pulse: WHO to Create DNA-Editing Guidelines
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened week ending February 22, 2019 closed at 4,348.28 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 0.86% (or 37.26 basis points) from the week ending February 15, 2019. The stock of 20 R&D Index members gained value from 0.05% (Astra Zeneca) to 3.75% (Daimler). The…
R&D Market Pulse: AI and Google Will See More Investments
The R&D Index for the week ending February 15, 2019 closed at 4,311.02 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 1.78% (or 75.28 basis points) from the week ending February 8, 2019. The stock of 24 R&D Index members gained value from 0.01% (Apple Computer) to 10.56% (Astra Zeneca). The…
R&D Market Pulse: China Becoming Top EV Battery Supplier
The R&D Index for the week ending February 8, 2019 closed at 4,235.74 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -1.49% (or -60.34 basis points) from the week ending February 2, 2019. The stock of 11 R&D Index members gained value from 0.23% (Intel) to 4.82% (GlaxoSmithKline). The stock of…
R&D Market Pulse: Post-Brexit R&D in Limbo
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened week ending February 1, 2019 closed at 4,296.08 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 0.05% (or 2.06 basis points) from the week ending January 25, 2019. The stock of 18 R&D Index members gained value from 0.10% (IBM) to 5.55% (Apple). The stock…
R&D Market Pulse: IBM Resurging and China Slowing
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened week ending January 25, 2019 closed at 4294.02 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -0.89% (or 38.51 basis points) from the week ending January 18, 2019. The stock of 10 R&D Index members gained value from 0.08% (General Motors) to 8.20% (IBM). The…
R&D Market Pulse: Continued Shutdown May Cut $10 Billion Off R&D
The R&D Index for the week ending January 18, 2019 closed at 4,332.53 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 2.82% (or 118.75 basis points) from the week ending January 11, 2019. The stock of 20 R&D Index members gained value from 0.22% (Toyota) to 4.78% (Microsoft). The stock of…
R&D Market Pulse: Shutdown and Recession Threaten R&D Plans
The R&D Index for the week ending January 11, 2019 closed at 4,213.78 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 2.02% (or 83.51 basis points) from the week ending January 4, 2019. The stock of 20 R&D Index members gained value from 0.85% (Microsoft) to 11.55% (General Motors). The stock…
R&D Market Pulse: Fed to Cool Rate Increases in 2019
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened week ending January 4, 2019 closed at 4,130.27 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 3.42% (or 136.70 basis points) from the week ending December 28, 2018. The stock of 20 R&D Index members gained value from 0.09% (Pfizer) to 7.51% (Bayer AG). The…