The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 22, 2023, closed at 2,978.01 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.05% (or -62.45 basis points). Six of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.41% (AbbVie) to 3.87% (Volkswagen AG). Nineteen of the 25 RDWI members lost…
AI going commercial, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 15, 2023, closed at 3,040.46 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -0.44% (or -10.13 basis points). Fourteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.07% (Astra Zeneca PLC) to 7.00% (Alphabet/Google). Eleven of the 25 RDWI members…
Global economy slows while AI speeds up, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 8, 2023, closed at 3,053.76 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.09% (or 32.90 basis points). Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.12% (Astra Zeneca PLC) to 5.27% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Nine of the…
Business AI version of ChatGPT released, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 1, 2023, closed at 3,022.69 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.04% (or 60.33 basis points). Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.28% (Stellantis NV) to 10.10% (Intel). Nine of the 25 RDWI members lost…
AI is having its iPhone moment, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending August 25, 2023, closed at 2,962.36 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.53% (or 15.55 basis points). Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.03% (Bristol-Myers Squibb) to 2.79% (IBM). Nine of the 25 RDWI members lost…
Finding AI researchers is expensive, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending August 18, 2023, closed at 2,946.81 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -0.91% (or -26.84 basis points). Seven of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 1.36% (Bristol-Myers Squibb) to 3.44% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Eighteen of the 25…
Global slowdown forcing R&D cuts, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending August 11, 2023, closed at 2,973.65 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.35% (or 68.35 basis points). Thirteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.34% (Roche Holdings) to 17.53% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Twelve of the 25…
Space Force looking for more rocket makers, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending July 21, 2023, closed at 2,920.32 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.06% (or 30.57 basis points). Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.66% (Apple Computer) to 6.46% (Johnson & Johnson). Nine of the 25 RDWI…
FTC investigating ChatGPT AI software, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending July 14, 2023, closed at 2,889.75 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.73% (or 49.15 basis points). Nineteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.01% (Apple Computer) to 6.31% (Facebook/Meta Platforms). Five of the 25 RDWI members…
Utilities selling off renewable energy projects, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The Index was down -1.89% (or -54.66 basis points). Six of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.57% (AbbVie) to 8.64% (Alibaba). Nineteen of the 25 RDWI members lost value last week from -0.02% (Alphabet/Google) to -20.16% (Volkswagen AG). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland, last week converted…
U.S. growth is strong while AI continues expansion, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 30, 2023, closed at 2,891.86 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.16% (or 33.12 basis points). Seventeen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.22% (Novartis) to 7.92% (Ford Motor Co.). Eight of the 25 RDWI members…
China reducing rates to encourage growth, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 23, 2023, closed at 2,855.67 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -1.43% (or -41.38 basis points). Six of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.76% (Johnson & Johnson) to 4.83% (Merck & Co.). Nineteen of the 25…
New AI chips now available, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 16, 2023, closed at 2,897.05 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 3.73% (or 104.09 basis points). Twenty three of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.33% (AbbVie) to 14.21% (Oracle). Two of the 25 RDWI members lost…
Global economy growing faster than predicted six months ago, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 9, 2023, closed at 2,792.96 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.20% (or 5.71 basis points). Eighteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.01% (Apple) to 10.90% (Ford Motor Co.). Seven of the 25 RDWI members…
Fed may pause interest rate increases, temporarily, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 2, 2023, closed at 2,787.25 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.13% (or 58.24 basis points). Twenty-two of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.10% (Astra Zeneca PLC) to 4.23% (Toyota). Three of the 25 RDWI members…
Made in China EVs increasing, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 26, 2023, closed at 2,729.01 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -0.32% (or -8.79 basis points). Thirteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.60% (Roche Holdings AG) to 6.68% (Facebook/Meta Platforms). Twelve of the 25 RDWI…
Researchers asking for AI regulations, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 19, 2023, closed at 2,737.80 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.45% (or 39.25 basis points). Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.08% (Astra Zeneca PLC) to 5.18% (Cisco). Nine of the 25 RDWI members…
Toyota accelerating EV plans, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 12, 2023, closed at 2,698.55 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.62% (or 16.69 basis points). Ten of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.10% (Roche Holdings) to 14.15% (Volkswagen AG). Fifteen of the 25 RDWI members…
COVID-19 is mostly done, says WHO, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 5, 2023, closed at 2,681.86 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.12% (or 29.60 basis points). Fourteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.15% (Toyota) to 8.07% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Eleven of the 25 RDWI…
AI tools facing new regs, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 28, 2023, closed at 2,652.26 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.79% (or 46.73 basis points). Fifteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.09% (Merck & Co.) to 12.88% (Meta Platforms). Ten of the 25 RDWI…
Multiple global R&D centers are opening, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 21, 2023, closed at 2,605.53 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -0.70% (or 18.44 basis points). Eight of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.05% (Merck & Co.) to 2.80% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Seventeen of the…
AI is finding its way into numerous applications, in today’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 7, 2023, closed at 2,622.95 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.50% (or 63.95 basis points). Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.43% (Intel) to 7.24% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Nine of the 25 RDWI…
EV supply and demand creating chaos, in today’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 31, 2023, closed at 2,559.00 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 3.48% (or 85.96 basis points). Twenty-four of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.14% (Roche Holdings) to 17.58% (Alibaba). Only one of the 25 RDWI members…
New competitive AI tools launched, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 24, 2023, closed at 2,473.04 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.34% (or 56.60 basis points). Twenty-three of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.18% (Johnson & Johnson) to 10.20% (Sanofi SA). Two of the 25 RDWI…
More AI apps and faster chatbots, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 17, 2023, closed at 2,416.44 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 3.19% (or 74.74 basis points). Fifteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.52% (Johnson & Johnson) to 12.58% (Alphabet/Google). Ten of the 25 RDWI members…