A Tenuous Balance: Honda’s Still Bullish on Cars, but Even Segment Leaders Have Weaknesses

While the Ford F-150 will likely still be America’s top-selling vehicle when each of us dies a natural death, the entries below it will surely be subject to change. In the near future, at least, expect to see passenger cars sink further down the best-seller list. Last year, Honda — a manufacturer with a fairly even […]

Bullish Boeing Predicts $6.3 Trillion in Plane Sales, Says A380 and 747 Are Dead

Bullish Boeing Predicts $ 6.3 Trillion in Plane Sales Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

Why Lionsgate is bullish on the future of esports

The Overwatch League had a great debut a couple of weeks ago, with more than 10 million viewers turning in during the first week of the inaugural esports league based on Blizzard’s Overwatch third-person shooter game. One of the early believers in esports was Peter Levin, president of interactive ventures, games, and digital strategy at Lionsgate. […]

Here’s another bullish indicator on the state of the global economy

Lucy Nicholson/Reuters There’s no shortage of indicators that suggest the global economy is in rude health as we enter 2018. Here are another two, courtesy of the global airline industry. According to the International Air Transportation Association, or IATA, the amount of cargo and passengers whizzing through the skies continued to grow strongly in November, […]

Global cryptocurrency investors bullish on 2018, expect Japan to lead industry

GUEST: Japan will lead the world in cryptocurrency adoption, according to a survey of crypto investors my team at Waves conducted last month. We surveyed 678 cryptocurrency investors from the EU, the US, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, and other countries to gauge their level of confidence in blockchain technologies and currencies. Almost all of the respondents […]

One of Uber’s earliest backers told us why he’s bullish on the company, even though ‘they’re still finding a few skeletons’

Getty From boycotts to hacks to lawsuits, 2017 has been a rough year for Uber.  But early backer and former board member Bill Gurley still think there’s a case for it.  Gurley argues that the bull case hasn’t changed.  Bill Gurley, a general partner at Benchmark Capital and early investor in Uber, still has faith in […]

Here’s a bullish report on Apple’s first-week iPhone 8 sales (AAPL)

AP One big question for investors in Apple and its suppliers is whether the new iPhone 8 models are selling well or if Apple fans and customers are holding out for the high-end iPhone X, which launches in November. Short lines at Apple stores and other retailers last week suggested that the iPhone 8 launch […]

A 36-year-old who manages $4 billion breaks down why Amazon is his most bullish bet (PRWAX, AMZN)

Noah Berger/Reuters It’s been smooth sailing this year for anyone in the stock market who bet on big tech companies. The so-called FAANGs, including Facebook, Alphabet, and Netflix, have earned their stripes in 2017 by outperforming the broader stock market and being responsible for much of its gains. That’s partly why stock pickers are having […]

Retail investors have never been this bullish on stocks

Reuters Retail investors have never been this hopeful that the stock market will continue to grind higher, according to a University of Michigan survey.   The preliminary survey of consumer sentiment for September showed a record 65% expected probability that stocks would rise in the next year. The data goes back to 2002.  A report in February […]

‘It’s a game changer’: the new iPhone has marketers bullish on augmented reality (AAPL, GOOGL)

Gabor Balogh Marketers are bullish on augmented reality, with both Apple and Google embracing it. Lowe’s, Ikea and Cambria are a few brands already toying with their own apps. Brands expect AR to take off because it has a lower barrier to entry and can be scaled easily. Apple CEO Tim Cook is not the only […]