T Bill's Plain Market Talk

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Amazon’s 20-for-1 stock split explained Oil Prices and Production Why China has limited ability to bail Russia out The Consumer Price Index at highest level since 1982

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Big Russian stocks are down 95% to 99% to pennies per share before trading is halted. Retailers begin to issue earnings warnings due to Russia exposure. Wheat Futures are skyrocketing The Federal Reserve and interest rates Best Buy raises its dividend Snowflake down on an earnings issue Box is up on better t...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The Rapid Collapse of the Russian Financial System Two United States Traded Exchange Funds with heavy Russian Exposure Russian Banks facing massive withdrawals by Russian citizens Russian Billionaires desperately sailing their yachts away to avoid seizure After Hours news on Workday, Zoom, Lucid, and Novavax

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The Market’s Volatile Day SWIFT Explained Russian sanctions and why some are being held back Possible Immediate Price Increases from Russian Sanctions After Hours news on Beyond Meat and Coinbase, Etsy up big on strong earnings Kar Auction being bought by Carvana

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Recent movement on the Russian Stock Market The Ruble and currency exchange explained Macy’s doing well Fat Brands stock plummets on allegation of fraud and money laundering Amazon is suing fake review firms News and stock movement on Palo Alto Networks, Range Resources, and Virgin Galactic

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The continued market uncertainty due to the Russia Ukraine situation Roku and DraftKings stocks taking big hits on earnings issues Bloomin’ Brands, Outback Steakhouse owner, up on good earnings and stock buyback The Cyberpunk 2077 video game debacle and possible regulatory issues with video game release stra...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: The Consumer Price Index shows inflation at its highest level since 1982 The relationship between the stock market Price/Earnings Ratio and The Treasury Bond Market Affirm stock pummeled as it accidently releases its earnings early on social media Astra Space stock temporarily halted as its first rocket spin...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Peloton up big in the after-hours market on rumor of sale to Amazon The January Labor Report comes in strong Facebook’s record $232 Billion market value decline The bounce back from Pinterest, Snap, and Twitter WWE reports record revenues and profits Why a possible WWE sales comes down to one person A Mega M...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Facebook down 22% on an earnings miss and reduced outlook Possible opportunities with other social media stocks Google’s 20-for-1 stock split Stock splits explained Caution areas with reverse stock splits The Washington Football team is now The Washington Commanders PayPal Down 27% SeaWorld Buying rival Ceda...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Sony buys Bungie – the creator of Halo and Destiny Possible opportunities with video game stocks Spotify up almost 14% The New York Times purchases popular online game, Wordle Tesla and Netflix up big on upgrades Upcoming earnings from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Exxon Mobil, Starbucks, General Motors, and Pay...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Apple’s strong earnings report The market’s recent volatility The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index inflation report explained Major League Baseball’s labor talks The strong Gross Domestic Product numbers Earnings reports and possible opportunities from Caterpillar, Chevron, VF Corporation, Vis...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Federal Reserve’s big policy statement and the market’s reaction Mattel wins back a big contract with Disney Netflix up in the After-Hours Market on a big investor purchase Lots of earnings reports and other news and possible opportunities from Microsoft, Tesla, Mattel, Corning, DraftKings, Moder...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The market’s huge swing during the trading day Cryptocurrency volatility and what to look for long-term success Cryptocurrency prices at coinmarketcap,com Bob Dylan selling is music catalog Besides the money, the reason music artists are selling their catalogs IBM’s strong earnings and the ongoing ru...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Microsoft’s purchase of Activision explained The reason for active trading far below its $95 purchase price and some possible opportunities and risks Sony, GameStop, and Electronic Arts stocks reacting to Microsoft Activision deal SoFi up big on banking approval United Health, Morgan Stanley, up on p...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Earnings season gets underway with mixed results from big banks Netflix stock shoots up on a monthly price increase announcement The concept of price elasticity – why companies like Netflix and Disney can get away with price increases Dogecoin cryptocurrency up more than 10% on Tesla news Arkansas of...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The market’s reaction to Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell’s testimony The upcoming inflation reports and the market’s next focus The reasons for the empty supermarket shelves Rolls-Royce and Bentley have a record 2021 Possible short-term plays on Rivian and Abercrombie and Fitch The Super Bowl...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The reason technology stocks are going down more than most A rocket in Times Square and its relationship to the stock market The P/E ratio – example is actually 20 The Labor Report and why the unemployment rate declined more than expected with weak job creation numbers. Marvel dominates the 2021 box...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Chevrolet’s New Silverado Electric Pickup has a range of 400 miles per charge Cadillac unveils a new self-driving concept car, says will offer self-driving personal vehicles by middle of the decade Rivian stock continues to plunge on Amazon – Stellantis (Chrysler Fiat) Deal Unrest in Kazakhstan may a...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The markets are off to a good start for 2022 Tesla is surging on higher than expected deliveries Airline and Cruise stocks up in expected higher 2022 travel and vacations The Consumer Electronics Show is back and opens on Wednesday The Dogs of the Dow for 2022 Wolfspeed stock is up on an upgrade

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The stock market is at record highs as the Santa Claus Rally continues Possible plays in airline and cruise line stocks Spider-Man: No Way Home sets an unbreakable box office record West Side Story is a box office flop with possible losses of more than $100 million GoDaddy stock is surging Another po...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Reading Stock Prices How to analyze a company’s financials for investment The industry that is over 13% of the U.S. economy Bob Iger’s retirement from Disney A Candy Cane shortage

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The markets down day related to the Omicron variant Nike reporting good numbers after the close Possible plays in electric vehicle stocks Spider-Man; No Way Home’s near record opening AMC stock up 24% in two days Why numbers in finance are not always what they seem The real highest grossing movies of...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An analysis and plan language explanation of the Federal Reserve’s biggest monetary policy announcement in years Reddit is going to become a publicly traded company

The reason for the market’s non reaction to the higher than expected Consumer Price Index numbers The upcoming Federal Reserve Policy Meeting Buzzfeed’s stock collapse and some possible opportunities The CEO who laid off 9% of his company on a three-minute Zoom session is taking time off for some rest Germany rules that walking down the stairs to go to a home office is work commuting Peleton stock...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The market’s focus on the upcoming Consumer Price Index and next week’s Producer Price Index inflation reports Next week’s Federal Reserve meeting Ford stops taking orders for the F-150 electric truck due to high demand Hormel says Spam sales have hit record high for the seventh year in a row Chinese...