The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending December 9, 2022, closed at 2,425.43 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.63% (or 65.57 basis points) from the week ending December 2, 2022. Four of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 1.07% (Novartis) to 1.59%…
Economies are cooling, but slowly, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending December 2, 2022, closed at 2,491.00 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.57% (or 62.43 basis points) from the week ending November 25, 2022. Nineteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.05% (Roche Holdings) to…
Staffing changes from wild and wacky places, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 25, 2022, closed at 2,428.57 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.16% (or 27.79 basis points) from the week ending November 18, 2022. Twenty of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.03% (Alphabet/Google) to 3.75%…
Governments pushing local R&D incentives, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 18, 2022, closed at 2,400.78 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.87% (or 44.12 basis points) from the week ending November 11, 2022. Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.40% (Stellantis NV) to…
High tech reducing workforce, in this week’s R&D 100 Power Index
The Index was up 4.11% (or 93.11 basis points) from the week ending November 4, 2022. Twenty of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.61% (Cisco) to 24.49% (Facebook/Meta Platforms). Five of the 25 RDWI members lost value last week from -1.25% (Merck & Co.) to -3.58% (Bristol-Myers Squibb). Boeing…
Economies slowing but R&D is OK, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 4, 2022, closed at 2263.55 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.35% (or 54.36 basis points) from the week ending October 28, 2022. Nine of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.39% (General Motors) to…
Semiconductor firms scaling back, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 28, 2022, closed at 2,317.91 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.64% (or 37.30 basis points) from the week ending October 21, 2022. Twenty-one of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.12% (Volkswagen AG) to…
GE confirms no loss in R&D, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 12, 2022, closed at 2,280.61 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 3.80% (or 83.44 basis points) from the week ending October 14, 2022. Twenty-one of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 2.02% (Merck & Co.…
Automakers expanding their energy R&D focus, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 14, 2022, closed at 2,197.17 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -0.31% (or -6.78 basis points) from the week ending October 7, 2022. Eleven of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.74% (Intel) to 5.23%…
Slowing global economy may affect R&D, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending October 7, 2022, closed at 2,202.95 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.97% (or 21.25 basis points) from the week ending September 30, 2022. Eighteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.01% (IBM) to 8.93%…
Global economy to shrink further in 2023, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 30, 2022, closed at 2,182.70 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.23% (or -49.78 basis points) from the week ending September 23, 2022. Five of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.48% (Astra Zeneca PLC)…
The U.S. to develop subs for Australia, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 23, 2022, closed at 2,232.48 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.96% (or 68.04 basis points) from the week ending September 16, 2022. Only one of the 25 RDWI members gained value: 0.83% (Eli Lilly & Co.). Twenty-four of the…
Analysts expect another big rate increase this week, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending September 16, 2022, closed at 2,300.52 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -3.86% (or 92.39 basis points) from the week ending September 9, 2022. Eight of the 25 RDWI members gained value from 0.05% (Sanofi SA) to 6.64% (Volkswagen AG). Seventeen…
EV makers look to in-source materials, in this week’s R&D Power Index
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…