The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 9, 2022, closed at 2,392.91 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.78% (or 64.73 basis points) from the week ending September 2, 2022. Twenty-four of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.02% (Toyota) to 7.33% (General Motors). Only one…
Battery makers scaling up production, in this week’d R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 2, 2022, closed at 2,328.18 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.63% (or 62.83 basis points) from the week ending August 26, 2022. Only one of the 25 RDWI members gained value: 0.04% (Oracle). Twenty-four of the 25 RDWI members…
New deals for satellites and batteries, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending July 29, 2022, closed at 2,520.43 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.08% (or 26.87 basis points) from the week ending July 22, 2022. Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.29% (Eli Lilly & Co.) to 14.59% (Ford…
Economy is slowing with pockets of strength, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending July 15, 2022, closed at 4,630.28 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -3.81% (or -183.22 basis points) from the week ending July 8, 2022. Thirteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.34% (Eli Lilly & Co.) to 3.23% (Roche…
Countries falling back on coal-powered supplies, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending July 8, 2022, closed at 4,813.50 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 5.50% (or 251.04 basis points) from the week ending July 1, 2022. Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.37% (General Motors) to 9.76% (Alphabet/Google). Nine of…
FDA requests new Covid-19 vaccines in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending July 1, 2022, closed at 4,562.46 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down 4.86% (or 232.89 basis points) from the week ending June 24, 2022. Four of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.24% (Oracle) to 1.40% (Pfizer). Twenty-one of the…
FDA looks to ban nicotine in cigarettes, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 24, 2022, closed at 4,795.35 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 8.65% (or 381.72 basis points) from the week ending June 17, 2022. Twenty-three of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.58% (Volkswagen AG) to 15.04% (Alibaba). Two of…
Inflation may slow, but R&D still hot, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 17, 2022, closed at 4,413.63 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -.3.44% (or -157.22 basis points) from the week ending June 10, 2022. Two of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.86% (Oracle) to 6.67% (Cisco). Twenty-three of the…
Inflation and responses will affect R&D plans, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 10, 2022, closed at 4,570.85 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -3.18% (or -150.14 basis points) from the week ending June 3, 2022. Only one of the 25 RDWI members gained value: 17.84% (Alibaba). Twenty-four of the 25 RDWI members…
R&D and inflation both increasing globally, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 3, 2022, closed at 4,720.99 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -0.21% (or -10.10 basis points) from the week ending May 27, 2022. Four of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 1.37% (IBM) to 6.38% (Volkswagen AG). Twenty-one of…
Caution creeping into spending plans, in this week’s Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 27, 2022, closed at 4,731.09 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 4.01% (or 182.29 basis points) from the week ending May 20, 2022. Twenty-two of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.52% (Honda Motors) to 8.95% (General Motors). Three…
Companies barreling ahead with R&D Plans, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 20, 2022, closed at 4,548.80 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -3.59% (or -169.15 basis points) from the week ending May 13, 2022. Ten of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.07% (Johnson & Johnson) to 5.11% (Pfizer). Fifteen…
Global R&D firms focusing on U.S., in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 13, 2022, closed at 4,717.95 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -1.11% (or -52.96 basis points) from the week ending May 7, 2022. Nine of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.26% (Alphabet/Google) to 1.23% (Sanofi SA). Sixteen of…
FDA limits J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 6, 2022, closed at 4,770.91 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.68% (or 32.40 basis points) from the week ending April 29, 2022. Twelve of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.35% (Ford Motor) to 4.41% (General Motors). Thirteen…
U.S. economy falls, but corporate R&D continues, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 29, 2022, closed at 4,738.51 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.01% (or -97.21 basis points) from the week ending April 22, 2022. Nine of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.82% (Astra Zeneca PLC) to 12.26% (Alibaba). Sixteen…
War and inflation cut global R&D spend, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 22, 2022, closed at 4,835.80 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -4.39% (or 221.92 basis points) from the week ending April 15, 2022. Eight of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.37% (Cisco) to 9.24% (IBM). Seventeen of the…
Inflation hits 40-year high, but relief seen, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 15, 2022, closed at 5,057.72 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -4.13% (or 218.04 basis points) from the week ending April 8, 2022. Two of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.45% (General Motors) to 2.86% (Ford Motor Co.).…
Inflation is likely here to stay, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 8, 2022, closed at 5,275.76 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.32% (or 125.44 basis points) from the week ending April 1, 2022. Ten of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 2.21% (Johnson & Johnson) to 8.72% (Sanofi SA).…
New R&D projects focusing on the U.S., in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 1, 2022, closed at 5,401.20 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -0.28% (or 15.28 basis points) from the week ending March 25, 2022. Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.26% (Daimler AG) to 4.73% (Volkswagen AG). Nine…
Inflation cures sitting on knife’s edge, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 25, 2022, closed at 5,416.48 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.99% (or 157.18 basis points) from the week ending March 18, 2022. Nineteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.06% (Oracle) to 9.23% (Intel). Six of the…
Global inflation and war threaten R&D plans, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 18, 2022, closed at 5,259.30 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 6.06% (or 300.41 basis points) from the week ending March 11, 2022. Each stock of all 25 RDWI members gained value from 1.09% (Merck & Co.) to 24.90% (Alibaba).…
Inflation will affect 2023 R&D, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 11, 2022, closed at 4,958.89 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -1.96% (or 99.38 basis points) from the week ending March 4, 2022. The stock of 9 RDWI members gained value from 0.02% (Daimler AG) to 4.92% (Astra Zeneca PLC).…
Hydrogen and coal are powering the future, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 25, 2022, closed at 5,172.49 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.92% (or 97.38 basis points) from the week ending February 18, 2022. The stock of 13 RDWI members gained value from 1.05% (Sanofi SA) to 5.93% (Intel). The…
R&D collaborations looking to build expertise, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 18, 2022, closed at 5,075.11 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.18% (or 113.00 basis points) from the week ending February 11, 2022. The stock of nine RDWI members gained value from 0.96% (Novartis) to 6.14% (Cisco). The stock of…
Inflation will be R&D game changer in 2022, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 11, 2022, closed at 5,188.11 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -4.28% (or 231.98 basis points) from the week ending February 4, 2022. The stock of eight RDWI members gained value from 0.02% (Alibaba) to 5.34% (Daimler AG). The stock…