T Bill's Plain Market Talk

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The market surging in mid-afternoon on continued volatility The 20th Anniversary of Enron’s Bankruptcy Ford has the best-selling truck for the 45th year in a row Major League Baseball locks out the players hours after spending a record $1.4 Billion on salaries A Federal League Stadium that is still i...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The market’s continued volatility and the underlying factors Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tells Congress that the tapering of quantitative easing may be accelerating Apple looked at today as a safe haven partly due to its $63 Billion in cash Dillard’s stock down almost 20% on a downgrade by UB...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The market recovering most of Friday’s losses Comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the Omicron Variant and the U.S. Economy Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey steps down Amazon about to overtake UPS and FedEx as the United States largest delivery service Lululemon is countersuing...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Friday’s market drop and the possible rection on Monday Black Friday sales down 28% and why that may not be as bad as it seems Oil was down another 13% on Friday A possible $1.6 Trillion electric vehicle play A possible last Black Friday for Sears and Kmart The upcoming 20th anniversary of Enron’s Ba...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: 50 million barrels of oil being released from the strategic reserve The reason for oil going up in price Dollar Tree raising prices from $1 to $1.25 Price Elasticity explained Zoom stock down on decreased demand Jerome Powell staying as the Federal Reserve Chairperson Fed challenges with implementing...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Reading Stock Prices including: Stock Symbols Last Trade What do stocks go up and down? Bid, Ask, and Size Volume Market Capitalization Beta The Price Earnings Ratio Earnings Per Share Dividends and Retained Earnings An Introduction to Financial Statements The Income Statement The Balance Sheet The C...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Reasons for oil prices at a six-week low and its potential for gas prices Macy’s, Kohl’s, and Dillard’s are having a great year Apple at record high on self-driving car rumors A first edition of the United States Constitution sold for $43.2 million A Dinner at Disney World costs $5,055

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Nasdaq Composite Explained The origins of the name Nasdaq Home Depot and Lowes stocks are going up Wal-Mart and Target reported good earnings but the reason the stocks are going down Netflix’s new Top 10 site Apple is going to allow self-repair for some of its devices Indications that Apple’s VR...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The S&P 500 largest components as well as the basics of an index investing strategy The relationship between stocks, bonds, and cash Electric Vehicle company Lucid is up on production news Splunk stock is sinking as CEO resigns The $1Trillion infrastructure package is now law The market’s focus o...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An Explanation of the Standard & Poor’s Stock Index Warby-Parker Stock rising on growing sales and customer count Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies Rivian continues to surge Greenshoe IPO Price Stabilization Options explained Consumer Sentiment is at a 10-year low 4.4 million...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Rivian, the biggest Initial Public Offering since Facebook started trading today Inflation at its highest level since 1990 but an indication that inflation may have peaked The Dogs of The Dow Trading Strategy The Original Dow stocks from 1896 and where are they today Lord of The Rings Director, Peter...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Dow Jones Industrial Average Explained General Electric is splitting into three companies Star Wars “Rogue Squadron” is delayed Tesla stock continues its decline Household debt is at a record $15.2 Trillion A $4 Billion upgrade to U.S. Ports

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The October Labor Report shows 536,000 new jobs August and September jobs report revised to show an additional 235,000 jobs Pfizer is surging on its Covid Pill A sell strategy for investing Moderna is down 33% in two days on vaccine supply issues Junk Bonds explained along with Ford’s repurchase Expe...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Stock Market at record highs The market is entering its historical best three months Steve Wozniak can’t see the difference between an iPhone 12 and 13 The United States and European Union’s deal on tariffs Tariffs and Free Trade explained Harley-Davidson stock up almost 10% The Federal Reserve’s...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An explanation of Hedge Funds Inflation is running at a 30-year high Apple, Amazon, and Starbucks earnings miss Microsoft overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable company Facebook is changing its name to Meta and investors are buying the wrong stock

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stock Buybacks explained and why they have mixed results When can you rent a Tesla from Hertz Robinhood’s stock is below its IPO price Payment for Order Flow explained Corporate Earnings from Coca-Cola, McDonalds, General Motors, Harley Davidson, Spotify, Microsoft, and Google

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Tesla today became the sixth trillion-dollar company Hertz is buying 10,000 electric Tesla’s Three million took early retirement due to Covid Economists expect the shipping issues to continue into 2022 The limited near-term options to lower gas prices Facebook’s Earnings Christmas trees and decoratio...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Personal Recollections of the Stock Market Crash of 1987 – 34 years ago today The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF is now trading Stock Order Types, today covering Fill or Kill and Immediate or Cancel Orders and Special Conditions The return of coal as a power source The SEC confirmed today that Paymen...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stock Order Types, today covering Short Selling and Buy Stop and Buy Stop Limit Orders A Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund is coming next week The Retail Sales report is much better than expected International Travelers can return to the United States starting on November 8th China has enough vacant real...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stock Order Types, today covering Sell Stop and Stop Limit orders The outlook for gas prices and the reasons behind the rise The Upcoming Economic and Earnings Reports A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs The International Monetary Fund’s economic downgrade Why James Bond’s box office numbers...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stock Order Types, today covering Market and Limit Sell Orders as well as Or Better Orders The September Jobs report The return of Grand Theft Auto and Take Two Interactive’s big week Tesla is moving its headquarters to Texas Great Britain is using the army to deliver fuel James Bond is back in theat...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stock Order Types, starting with Market and Limit Buy Orders Affirm Financial up 20% on its deal with Target General Motors looking to double its sales by the end of the decade with electric vehicles, auto insurance, and ride sharing services A world that is flush with cash Wal-Mart has a delivery de...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Disney and Scarlett Johansson have reached a settlement over Black Widow Strong Box Office numbers for Venom and James Bond The latest inflation report Tesla delivering a lot of electric vehicles Major computer chip shortages hampering auto production Electric Truck maker Rivian going public Rolls Ro...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An unusual Direct Public Stock Offering The debt ceiling and the pending government shutdown Fuel and Food shortages in Great Britain from Brexit Ford Motor Company investing $11.4 Trillion in electric vehicles An explanation of bond prices and yields Rising treasury yields crush stocks The interrela...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The idea of the President issuing a $1 Trillion commemorative coin China outlaws cryptocurrencies and does it matter A volatile week for the market Nike and Vietnam Supply chains issues and the holidays Evergrande’s debt issues continue China sentences a CEO to life in prison for bribery Continuing l...