Donald Glover ends Drake’s 15-week reign at No. 1 on the Billboard chart with a viral hit single

YouTube/ChildishGambino Donald Glover has scored his first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the Childish Gambino song “This Is America,” Billboard reports.  The track unseats a 15-week reign at the top of the chart from Drake’s latest singles, “Nice For What” and “God’s Plan.” The politically charged, viral music video for […]

Alaska Airlines Makes Changes to Award Chart, Adds Cancellation and Change Fees

Alaska Airlines Makes Changes to Award Chart, Adds Cancellation Fees 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 […]

The Voice UK 2018 winner Ruti is NUMBER ONE on iTunes chart – beating Dua Lipa

The 18-year-old singer soared to victory on Saturday night’s show, and her cover of The Cranberries’ Dreams has been at the top of the digital store’s rundown ever since. It’s even been outselling the highly-touted new single from Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa, One Kiss, which came out on Friday. Whether or not Ruti can […]

Spotify’s growth chart should be the primary user manual for startups building businesses on the web

Andrew Burton / Getty Images The 12-year-old music streaming company Spotify went public on Tuesday, and people are wondering what made it so special. Analysts at the investment firm Goodwater Capital have a theory: It involves controlled growth and being in the right place at the right time. Spotify filled a need for both consumers […]

Fortnite tops U.S. iOS grossing chart; PUBG Mobile tops downloads

Fortnite and PUBG Mobile have both just launched on smartphones and tablets, and the two games are dominating the iOS charts. PUBG Mobile, which launched March 19, is the most downloaded game on the iOS App Store right now. Fortnite, which went live March 15 for invitees, finally just overtook Candy Crush Saga as the […]

Nintendo Switch sets records as PlayStation 4 tops February’s sales chart

Nintendo Switch’s unprecedented sales success continued through the end of its 12th month, but Sony’s PlayStation 4 outsold its competition in February. The NPD Group released its monthly game-industry report today, and it has found that console hardware across the board continues to fly off shelves. “Sony’s PlayStation 4 wa…Read More

The major currencies that are undervalued and overvalued right now, in one chart

Paramount Pictures ANZ has updated its currency valuation models. The Swiss franc is deemed to be the most overvalued currency with the Swedish krona the cheapest. If you’re a long-term currency trader, or looking to make an investment overseas and wondering if you should hedge your currency exposure, the chart below from ANZ Bank may […]

The relationship between US consumer confidence and recessions, in one chart

Gunnar Rathbun / AP Images Consumer spending accounts for around 70% of the entire US economy. US consumer confidence rose to the highest level since late 2000 in February. Sharp downturns in consumer confidence have acted as a lead indicator for economic downturns in the past. At around 70% of GDP, there is no more […]

One chart explains what’s driving the stock market’s record-breaking explosion

Getty Images / Spencer Platt Upward revisions to S&P 500 profit forecasts have provided crucial fuel for the stock market’s ascent to new record highs. US equities are surging so much, so quickly, that some Wall Street strategist year-end forecasts have already been surpassed. It’s no coincidence that the stock market‘s latest batch of record […]