T Bill's Plain Market Talk

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The market’s reaction to the PCE Inflation Index showing inflation coming down Justin Timberlake sells his music catalog for $100 million The financials of rock bands and why they break up Interest rates today versus the 1980’s News on Big Lots, Dell, Pinduoduo, Gap, and Ulta

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The Congressional Budget Office’s strong economic forecast The Federal Reserve may be getting more aggressive with interest rate hike frequency The upcoming Personal Consumer Expenditures inflation report The high cost of returning to the office Boeing’s Starliner makes a successful return from space Auto sa...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Navigating a declining stock market How higher interest rates benefit banks A possible reduction of Chinese tariffs helps lead the market upward Zoom up big in the after-hours market on strong earnings Starbucks leaving Russia Boeing’s Starliner reaches the International Space Station

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: McDonald’s has found a buyer for its Russia locations that will operate under a new name United States Treasury may not allow Russia to access funds needed to pay its next week. Wal-Mart, Target, and Kohl’s down on higher expenses and lower profits Kohl’s possible buyout High inflation in cities that workers...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The market up on bargain hunting The difference between long-term and short-term market movements Wal-Mart down 11.4% on earnings miss that shouldn’t have been a surprise Russia now seeing big job losses Apple delays workers return to office due to rising Covid cases The big upcoming inflation report

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The effects of the economic sanctions on Russia The Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index reports Continuing jobless claims at lowest level since 1970 The continuing decline in cryptocurrency and a possible future outlook Disney reports strong numbers but cautions for the second half of the year Beyo...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The market bouncing back after hitting yearly lows Goldman Sachs cutting back on SPAC’s and caution areas Cryptocurrencies and having a sell strategy Peloton stock continues to plummet How to evaluate a company’s finances Foot Locker’s growing online stores. Virgin Galactic buying 747’s to launch rockets Vro...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: A Fundamental vs. an Emotional Market Decline A possible full employment economy The true debt level of the United States The upcoming Consumer Price and Producer Price Index inflation reports An underlying reason for the $1.7 trillion student loan debt level Dr. Strange movie is looking like a big opening w...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The market surges on the Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate announcement The business of Star Wars vs. Star Trek A Trader Error and a $1 Billion ‘Flash Crash’ Turbo Tax refunding $141 Billion due to false advertising for free tax filing service A lawsuit over a newly found dress from the Wizard of Oz

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The Federal Reserve’s pending big interest rate decision. Starbucks up in the after-hours market on better than expected sales. Starbucks CEO says workers will receive a pay raise unless they are unionized. Russia working to not default on its debt. Handling sudden wealth well. Lyft stock down 23% on driver...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The unexpected 3.1% decline in Untied States Economy and why it may not be significant Facebook stock surging on subscriber growth Ford’s $3.1 Billion loss and why it is not what it seems Russia’s natural gas supply to Europe and why it is demanding payment in rubles. Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis and Disne...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Elon Musk and Twitter and why the stock is trading at 10% below the buyout price Russia cutting off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria Possible issues with Vladmir Putin’s health Russian military possible running out of weapons Economic cycles and why our economy goes up and down Google and Microsoft’s earni...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The state of the Russian economy and what may be about to happen The big market selloff on fears of rising interest rates Some healthcare stocks took a big hit today Updated Netflix news Bed Bath & Beyond and a possible turnaround situation The big upcoming week

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Netflix stock down 35% as its subscriber numbers decline Reading stock prices Elon Musk, Twitter, and Hostile Takeover Defenses

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The Consumer and Producer Price Index numbers Prices today compared to 1922, 1900, and 1800 The calculation of the date of Easter NASA sets a May launch date for Boeing’s Starliner Amazon adding a 5% surcharge for third party sellers Elon Musk’s on and off possible purchase of Twitter The Coming Week

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Russia has gone into a technical default on its debt The upcoming Consumer Price Index report Oil Prices tumbling and Brent Crude explained Sonic The Hedgehog 2 has a big opening at the box office K-Mart now down to its last three stores A dozen Krispy Kreme donuts pricing at a gallon of gas 40% of recent jo...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The big upcoming week with lots of economic and earnings news The new entertainment giant, Warner Brothers Discovery Dancing With The Stars is moving to Disney+ Space has now launched more astronauts into orbit than China The theater industry looking at Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Wal-Mart offering $95,000 starting...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Increase sanctions may lead to Russia defaulting on its foreign debt The Federal Reserve looking to possibly decrease the money supply by $350 billion a month to combat inflation The Securities and Exchange Commission looking to regulate Swap Execution Facilities A Medical Marijuana Stock, Tilray, up on an u...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The market’s first down quarter in two years President Biden announces the release of 1,000,000 barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the strategic reserve and how big an amount that is GameStop soaring on the announcement of a stock split and an increase in authorized shares The Personal Consu...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: An inverted yield curve explained and why it may or not be an indication of a recession The Personal Consumption Expenditures Inflation report explained and compared to the Consumer Price Index Caution areas with high yield dividend paying stocks Robinhood down on Morgan Stanley stating company needs to dive...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: President Biden’s proposal to tax the rich and the lesson of the British Rock Stars A First with the Academy Awards Best Picture Winner Vacuum Tubes are coming back from Russia to the United States Oil down 7% today on a new Covid outbreak and lockdown in China Terran Space chooses Star Trek’s LLAP as its tr...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The Money Effects of Academy Award Nominated and Winning Movies The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey and why the market pays less attention to it than the media Spotify pulls out of Russia An oblique caution to China from the United States Treasury Five possible stock plays from the U.S. – Europe Natural G...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Why President Vladimir Putin wants Russian Oil and Natural Gas paid in rubles. Why California gas is now $6.05 a gallon Russia’s April economic outlook as the sanctions really begin to be felt The Godfather’s 50th anniversary Wal-Mart suing BJ Wholesale for alleged stealing of self-checkout technology Possib...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Russia avoids default by meeting its debt payment President Biden meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in regards to Russian sanctions Home sales unexpectedly down in February Why Burger King, Subway, Marriott, and other companies can’t pull out of Russia Higher gas prices and its possible effect on emp...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The implications of Russia’s first possible debt default since 1917 possible happening today The Federal Reserve’s expected interest rate hike Social Media companies caught in a bind in Russia Four economic actions that China is quietly taking against Russia Impossible Foods has a new Chief Executive Officer