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…
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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
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…
R&D Market Pulse: Trump Signs Quantum Technology Act
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened week ending December 28, 2018 closed at 3,993.57 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 4.93% (or 187.71 basis points) from the week ending December 21, 2018. The stock of 23 R&D Index members gained value from 0.10% (Daimler) to 7.30% (Amazon). The stock…
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R&D Market Pulse: J&J Takes a Hit After Asbestos Report
The R&D Index for the week ending December 14, 2018 closed at 4,159.18 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -0.78% (or -32.62 basis points) from the week ending December 7, 2018. The stock of fifteen R&D Index members gained value from 0.07% (Honda) to 3.50% (Honda). The stock of…
R&D Market Pulse: Amazon Dominates Cloud Market, But Competition on the Horizon
The R&D Index for the week ending December 7, 2018 closed at 4,191.80 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -4.57% (or 200.60 basis points) from the week ending November 30, 2018. The stock of all 25 R&D Index members lost value from -0.71% (Bristol-Myers Squibb) to -10.91% (GlaxoSmithKline). R&D…
R&D Market Pulse: Week Littered with Job Cuts
R&D Market Pulse: R&D Growing in Cloud Services Systems
The R&D Index for the holiday-shortened week ending November 23, 2018 closed at 4,065.48 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -4.09% (or -173.23 basis points) from the week ending November 16, 2018. The stock of five R&D Index companies gained value last week from 0.32% (Novartis) to 2.35% (Toyota).…
R&D Market Pulse: Global Automotive R&D Kicks Into High Gear
The R&D Index for the week ending November 16, 2018 closed at 4,238.71 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -3.30% (or -144.71 basis points) from the week ending November 9, 2018. The stock of nine R&D Index companies gained value last week from 0.14% (General Motors) to 1.60% (Merck…
R&D Market Pulse: Slowdown in Smartphone Sales Hits Qualcomm Hard
The R&D Index for the week ending November 9, 2018 closed at 4,376.71 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 1.95% (or 83.85 basis points) from the week ending November 2, 2018. The stock of twenty R&D Index companies gained value last week from 0.25% (Honda) to 8.24% (Astra Zeneca).…
R&D Market Pulse: U.S. Wages on the Rise
The R&D Index for the week ending November 2, 2018 closed at 4,292,86 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was up 0.18% (or 7.58 basis points) from the week ending October 26, 2018. The stock of seventeen R&D Index companies gained value last week from 0.34% (Eli Lilly Company) to 12.57%…
R&D Market Pulse: GM Calls for National Electric Vehicle Initiative
Transcript Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani GM Calls for National Electric Vehicle Initiative General Motors has proposed the establishment of a National Zero Emissions Vehicle program to be adopted across all 50 states. The company wants to see…
R&D Market Pulse: U.S. Stock Indices on Track for Worst Month in Eight Years
The R&D Index for the week ending October 26, 2018 closed at 4,285.28 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -4.03% (or -180.11 basis points) from the week ending October 19, 2018. The stock of three R&D Index companies gained value last week from 0.84% (Toyota) to 4.65% (General Motors).…
R&D Market Pulse: No Brexit Deal Could Upset UK’s R&D
The R&D Index for the week ending October 19, 2018 closed at 4,465.39 for the 25 companies in the R&D Index. The Index was down -0.89% (or -40.17 basis points) from the week ending October 12, 2018. The stock of thirteen R&D Index companies gained value last week from 0.06% (Volkswagen AG) to 6.68% (GlaxoSmithKline).…
R&D Market Pulse: Volkswagen Unveils Platform for New Electric Car Line
Transcript Below Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani Volkswagen Unveils Platform for New Electric Car Line Volkswagen has unveiled MEB, its modular electric-drive toolkit,” designed to be the basic building block of future anticipated Volkswagen electric vehicles. Around the…