The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 24, 2023, closed at 3,096.05 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.96% (or 29.40 basis points). Twenty-one RDWI members gained value last week from 0.12% (Merck & Co.) to 3.40% (Novartis). Four RDWI members lost value last week from -1.30%…
Auto battery makers continue their expansion, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 17, 2023, closed at 3,066.65 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.84% (or 25.55 basis points). Twenty-one RDWI members gained value last week from 0.05% (Microsoft) to 12.74% (Intel) Four RDWI members lost value last week from -0.21% (AbbVie) to…
New AI chips becoming available
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 10, 2023, closed at 3,041.10 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.92% (or 57.29 basis points). Ten RDWI members gained value last week from 0.26% (Sanofi SA) to 5.52% (Apple) Fifteen RDWI members lost value last week from -0.39% (Roche…
Federal agency created for AI guidance, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 3, 2023, closed at 2,983.81 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 3.81% (or 109.53 basis points). Twenty-four RDWI members gained value last week from 0.15% (Roche Holdings). To 12.26% (Volkswagen AG). One RDWI member lost value last week at -5.52%…
H-1B Visa rules are being changed, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 27, 2023, closed at 2,874.28 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.37% (or -69.76 basis points). Seven RDWI members gained value last week from 0.15% (Merck & Co. to 3.91% (IBM). Eighteen RDWI members lost value last week from -0.39%…
New space R&D center to be established in Bay area
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 20, 2023, closed at 2,944.04 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.63% (or 79.56 basis points). Twenty-four RDWI members lost value last week from -0.02% (Bristol-Myers Squibb) to -5.91% (Oracle). General Motors was unchanged for the week (29.66). The University…
R&D tax guidance is coming from the IRS, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 13, 2023, closed at 3,023.60 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.38% (or 41.16 basis points). Eleven of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.10% (Novartis) to 7.78% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Fourteen of the 25 RDWI…
Hackers using AI to increase cyber attacks, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 6, 2023, closed at 2,982.44 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.04% (or 59.73 basis points). Thirteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.48% (Sanofi SA) to 5.23% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Twelve of the 25…
Economics result in no new antibiotics, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 29, 2023, closed at 2,922.71 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -1.86% (or -55.30 basis points). Six of the 25 RDWI members gained value last week from 0.35% (Cisco) to 4.01% (Intel). Nineteen of the 25 RDWI members lost value…
AI tools continue to be incorporated into more R&D, in this week’s R&D Power Index
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…