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04/14/23 – Investing 37 – Options 14 – Put Debit Spreads Explained, Inflation Coming Down, NFL Team Being Sold, Strong Bank Earnings, Consumer Spending Declining

April 14, 2023 14:46 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Put Debit Spreads Explained Inflation and eggs prices coming down NFL’s Washington Commanders being sold Strong earnings from JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup A decline in consumer spending

04/07/23 – Investing 36 – Options 13 – Call Credit Spreads Explained, The March Labor Report, Bed, Bath, & Beyond’s Proposed Reverse Stock Split, The Upcoming Week

April 07, 2023 14:31 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Call Credit Spreads Explained The March Labor Report Bed, Bath, & Beyond’s proposed reverse stock split The upcoming week

03/31/23 – Investing 35 – Options 12 – Call Debit Spreads Continued, The Market’s Good First Quarter, Inflation Coming Down, Stock Analyst Caution Areas, Trading Change Proposals

March 31, 2023 14:39 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Call Debit Spreads Continued The market’s good first quarter PCE Inflation report lower than expected Stock Analyst caution areas SEC trading change proposals Virgin Orbit ceasing operations

03/24/23 – Investing 34 – Options 11 – Call Debit Spreads, Deutsche Bank Stock Decline, AMC Reverse Stock Split, Why Companies Incorporate in Delaware

March 24, 2023 16:55 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Call Debit Spreads Explained Deutsche Bank’s stock price decline AMC’s reverse stock split and why it’s not working Why so many companies incorporate in Delaware

03/17/23 – Investing 33 – Options 10 – Writing Naked Calls, The Banking Crisis Explained, Facebook laying off 10,000, Morgan Stanley Offering Chatbots To Brokers

March 17, 2023 16:15 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Writing Naked Calls The Banking Crisis Explained Facebook laying off 10,000 more employees Morgan Stanley offering chatbots to retail stockbrokers

03/09/23 – Investing 32 – Options 9 – Bracketing a Stock Position, Crypto Bank Silvergate Announces Liquidation, GM Buying Out Salaried Workers, The 50/30/20 Rule, Girl Scout Cookie Shortage

March 09, 2023 16:11 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Using Long Puts and Short Puts to bracket a stock position Cryptocurrency bank Silvergate announces liquidation General Motors offers to buy out the majority of its salaried workers The 50/30/20 rule and its use is debt reduction The Girl Scout Cookie shortage

03/03/23 – Investing 31 – Options 8 – Covered Calls – The Price Spread, Troubles in The Crypto World, U.S. Largest Energy Exporter For Years To Come, British Companies Abandoning London For Wall St

March 03, 2023 17:09 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options Covered Calls continued including trading the price spread The United States to remain the world’s largest energy exporter for years to come Congress demanding financial information from cryptocurrency exchange Binance Cryptocurrency bank Silvergate states it may not survive Large British companies choosing the New York Stock Exchange over London Arbitrage explained Why U.S. wor...

02/24/23 – Investing 30 – Options 7 – Covered Calls, Inflation Still Higher Than Expected, Live Nation Beats Earnings on Record Concert Sales, Restaurants and Bars Being Hit By Hybrid Work

February 24, 2023 15:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options Covered Calls explained Inflation still running higher than expected Live Nation reports strong earnings on record concert ticket sales Restaurants and Bars struggling with the effects of hybrid work Warner Brothers Discovery earnings miss New Lord of the Rings movies coming

02/16/23 – Investing 29 – Options 6 – Long Straddles, The After Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor, Retail Sales and Inflation Higher Than Expected, DoorDash Strong Earnings, Diamond Sports Bankruptcy

February 16, 2023 22:31 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Straddles explained The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor after this year’s Super Bowl Retail Sales and Inflation are higher than expected DoorDash strong earning and possible opportunities Tesla recalling 363,000 self driving vehicles Diamond Sports declaring bankruptcy Bitcoin rallying to near $25,000

02/10/23 – Investing 28 – Options 5 – Protective Puts, The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor, Disney Possibly Selling Hulu, Zoom Laying Off 15% of Workforce, Taxing The Rich

February 10, 2023 15:43 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Protective Put contracts explained The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor Disney possibly selling its stake in Hulu Zoom laying off 15% of its workforce Taxing the rich

02/03/23 – Investing 27 – Options 4 – Long Put Contracts, Lowest Unemployment Since 1969, Massive Job Growth, Consumer Credit Card Debt At Record Levels

February 03, 2023 16:23 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Put contracts explained Unemployment at its lowest level since 1969 Massive job growth with 517,000 new jobs in January Consumer credit debt up 18.5% to record levels Earnings news on Facebook, Apple, Ford, Amazon, Google, and Starbucks

01/27/23 – Investing 26 – Options 3 – Long Call Contracts Continued, Inflation Coming Down, Consumer Spending Slowing, Bed, Bath, & Beyond Nearing Bankruptcy, The Upcoming Big Week

January 27, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Call contracts continued The markets good year so far A key Fed indicator shows inflation slowing Consumer spending down Bed, Bath, & Beyond nearing bankruptcy People looking to buy chickens due to high egg prices News on Intel and Hasbro The upcoming big week

01/20/23 – Investing 25 – Options 2 – Long Call Contracts, Google laying off 12,000, Company Financial Benefits of Work From Home, Cryptocurrency Lender Genesis Declares Bankruptcy, Bitcoin Up 30% YTD

January 20, 2023 17:45 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Call contracts explained Google laying off 12,000 employees Financial benefits to companies of employees working from home Cryptocurrency lender Genesis declares bankruptcy Bitcoin up 30% YTD Netflix stock up on subscriber growth

01/14/23 – Investing 24 – Options 1 – Options Basic Concepts, The Market’s Good Week, Inflation Coming Down, Bitcoin Over $20,000, Avatar 2 Nearing $2 Billion, WWE News, The Price of Eggs

January 15, 2023 00:38 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Basic terminology and concepts The market’s good week Inflation starting to come down Bitcoin back over $20,000 Avatar 2: The Way of Water nearing $2 Billion at box office WWE takeover news The cause of the increase in the price of eggs

01/04/23 – Investing 23 – Stocks 22 – An Overview of the 2022 Market, Conditional Stop Orders and Special Conditions Explained. Avatar 2 Hits a Big Milestone, Upcoming Market Events

January 04, 2023 23:12 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An overview of the 2022 market Conditional Stop Orders and Stock Order Special Conditions explained Avatar 2: The Way of Water hits $1.5 Billion at the box office Upcoming economic reports and other factors that may affect the market Salesforce laying off 10% of workforce

12/22/22 – Investing 22 – Stocks 21 – Fill or Kill, immediate or Cancel, and Take Profit Orders, GDP Revised upwards. Avatar 2 Tops $600 million at Box Office, NFL Sunday Ticket Rights Sold To YouTube

December 22, 2022 21:47 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Fill or Kill, Immediate or Cancel, and Take Profit Orders Explained Third quarter Gross Domestic Number revised upwards Avatar 2: The Way of Water tops $600 million at box office NFL Sunday Ticket leaving DirectTV and heading to YouTube AMC down on news of 1 for 10 reverse stock split Tesla down on offer of $7,500 rebate Charles III to be the first King to appear on British paper money

12/15/22 – Investing 21 – Stocks 20 – Short Selling and Buy Stop Orders, The Market’s Fear of Recession, Avatar 2’s Imminent Release, Shaquille O’Neal Disavows Cryptocurrency Endorsement

December 15, 2022 19:38 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Short Selling and Buy Stop Orders Explained The market down on fear of recession The imminent release of Avatar 2 – Way of the Water Shaquille O’Neal disavows previous FTX cryptocurrency endorsement A major breakthrough in nuclear fusion

12/10/22 – Investing 20 – Stocks 19 – Short Selling Explained, Mixed Economic Indicators, Avatar 2’s First Reactions, The Upcoming Fed Meeting, Lululemon Stock Down

December 10, 2022 16:35 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Short Selling Explained Mixed Economic Indicators The first reactions to Avatar – Way of the Water The Upcoming Federal Reserve Policy meeting Lululemon stock down on earnings outlook

12/01/22 – Investing 19 – Stocks 18 – Stop Orders Limit Explained, Supreme Court To Hear Student Loan Debt Relief, Mixed Economic Reports, Possible Rail Strike and Russian Oil Embargo

December 01, 2022 20:36 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stop Limit orders explained The Supreme Court to hear student loan debt relief case Mixed GDP and inflation reports A possible rail strike and embargo and Russian Oil Salesforce Co-CEO suddenly resigns Earnings news on Costco and Five Below

11/23/22 – Investing 18 – Stocks 17 – Stop Orders Explained, Disney News, The Main Objective of the Chief Executive Order of a Publicly Traded Company

November 23, 2022 17:23 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stop orders explained Disney’s change in leadership and rumors of purchases or being purchased The main objective of the Chief Executive Officer of a Publicly Traded Company

Investing 17 – Stocks 16 – Limit Orders Explained, Theranos Founder Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison, The Twitter Fiasco, Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Issues, NASA Launched Artemis

November 19, 2022 00:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Limit orders explained Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to eleven years in prison The Twitter drama continues The continued and expanding fallout from the cryptocurrency FTX Exchange’s collapse The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster concert ticket situation NASA has successfully launched Artemis 1

11/11/22 – Investing 16 – Stocks 15 – Or Better Orders Explained, The Markets Big Week, FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Declares Bankruptcy, A Brief Explanation of Blockchains and Data Mining

November 11, 2022 17:17 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Or Better orders explained The markets heading for their best week in over two years FTX Cryptocurrency exchange declares bankruptcy Cryptocurrency Blockchains and Data Mining explained Wakanda Forever’s anticipated big weekend A brief explanation of movie financials

11/04/22 – Investing 15 – Stocks 14 – The Market Order, The Federal Reserve Statement, Twitter Layoff Lawsuit, Positive Underlying Fundamentals for the United States Economy

November 04, 2022 16:25 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Market Order explained in more detail The Federal Reserve Policy Statement The October Labor Report Twitter being sued over layoffs The positive underlying fundamentals for the United States Economy

10/27/22 – Investing 14 – Stocks 13 – An Introduction to Stock Order Types, The Big Tech Earnings, The Buffalo Bills New Stadium, Avatar 2’s Massive Marketing Campaign

October 27, 2022 23:04 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An introduction to Stock Trading Order Types The earnings reports from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon Avatar 2’s massive marketing campaign, the highest in movie history The upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation report and Federal Reserve policy meeting The controversy over the financing of the Buffalo Bill’s new stadium

10/21/22 – Investing 13 – Stocks 12 – The Nasdaq Composite Explained. Bitcoin Now Less Volatile Than Stocks, The Big Upcoming Earnings, Consumer Spending Remains Strong

October 21, 2022 19:36 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Nasdaq Composite Explained Bitcoin now less volatile than stocks The big upcoming earnings from Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon Consumer spending remains strong

10/14/22 – Investing 12 – Stocks 11 – An Introduction to S&P 500 Index Options, The Market’s Attitude Towards Inflation, UK Finance Minister Has Been Fired, Banks Reporting Strong Earnings

October 14, 2022 14:42 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An introduction to trading Standard & Poor’s 500 Index options The market’s changing attitude towards inflation The United Kingdom has fired its finance minister Banks are reporting strong earnings due to higher interest rates. Morgan Stanley reports investment banking revenue plummets 55%

10/06/22 – Investing 11 – Stocks 10 – S&P 500 Mutual Funds, Closed End Funds, Options, and Futures Contracts, The Market’s Opposite Outlook for the Big Labor Report, United Airlines Electric Planes

October 06, 2022 22:57 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Investing in the S&P 500 through Mutual Funds, Closed End Funds, Options, and Futures Contracts The market’s opposite than usual possible reactions to the September labor report President Biden’s pardon for past marijuana possession and the effects from states that have legalized it United Airlines looking to start using electric powered airplanes Peloton lays off another 500 employees

09/28/22 – Investing 10 – Stocks 9 – The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index Explained, England Bond and Currency Selloff, SEC Cracking Down on Stockbroker Texting, The PCE vs CPI Inflation Index

September 28, 2022 18:17 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index explained England bond and currency selloff over recently announced Reaganomics policy Securities and Exchange Commission fining firms over stockbroker’s personal texts Biogen stock soaring on positive Alzheimer’s drug results The Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation index versus the Consumer Price Index

09/24/22 – Investing 9 – Stocks 8– The Dogs of the Dow Trading Strategy, Reasons for the Market’s Decline, United Kingdom’s Move to Reaganomics Explained, The Movement of Trade Traffic

September 24, 2022 23:10 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Dogs of the Dow trading strategy Reasons for the market’s recent decline The United Kingdom’s move to Reaganomics explained The movement of trade traffic from west coast to east coast ports

09/21/22 – Investing 8 – Stocks 7 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s Calculation and Historic Returns, The Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Hike and Policy Statement

September 21, 2022 23:52 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s calculation and historic returns. The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike and policy statement Possible implications of President Vladmir Putin’s troop increase announcement

09/17/22 – Investing 7 – Stocks 6 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average Explained, Reasons for the Recent Market Decline, The Upcoming Week, FedEx Down 21%, Facebook’s Three Underlying Fundamental Issues

September 18, 2022 00:40 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Dow Jones Industrial Average explained – Part 1 Reasons for the recent market decline The upcoming week and the Federal Reserve Policy meeting FedEx down 21.4% on Friday Facebook (Meta) down 14% for the week and 60% for the year and its three fundamental challenges

09/09/22 – Investing 6 – Stocks 5 – Reading Stock Prices Continued, Possible Financial Aspects of the Reign of King Charles III, Next Week’s Economic Reports

September 09, 2022 16:16 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Reading Stock Prices Continued Possible financial and business aspects of the reign of King Charles III Next week’s economic reports

09/02/22 – Investing 5 – Stocks 4 – Reading Stock Prices, The Big Labor Report, G7 Proposes Price Cap on Russian Oil. Lululemon Up On Strong Earnings, Bed, Bath & Beyond’s Continued Volatility

September 02, 2022 14:16 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Reading Stock Prices The big labor report and the market’s reaction The G7 proposes a cap on Russian oil based on price Lululemon up on continued strong earnings Bed, Bath, & Beyond’s continued volatility

08/29/22 – Investing 4 – Stocks 3 – An Introduction to Stock Quotes, Netflix’s Rumored Ad Supported Tier Prices, Shrinkflation Explained, Artemis Launch Date Restrictions

August 29, 2022 22:34 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An introduction to stock quotes Netflix’s ad-supported tier pricing structure Shrinkflation explained Why the Artemis I rocket only has certain launch dates

08/26/22 – Investing 3 – Stocks 2 – Types of Stocks, Fed Chair Shakes Markets, EA Stock Up On Possible Takeover, Game of Thrones – House of the Dragon Renewed for Season, 2

August 27, 2022 00:08 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Types of Stocks Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shakes the markets Electronic Arts up on possible takeover Game of Thrones – House of the Dragon renewed for as second season Economic ratings versus cots

08/20/22 – Investing 2 – Stocks 1 – The Origin of Stocks and Stock Markets, Cinemark Theaters Possibly Nearing Bankruptcy, Wal-Mart Offering Paramount+, FDIC Issues Warning to Crypto Firms

August 20, 2022 16:35 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The origin of stocks and stock markets Cinemark theaters possibly nearing bankruptcy Wal-Mart to offer Paramount+ steaming service to Wal-Mart+ subscribers The FDA has approved over-the-counter hearing aids Freight rates coming down and its possible impact on inflation FDIC issues warning to five cryptocurrency firms General Motors reinstating dividend

08/17/22 – Investing 1 – General Terminology and Concepts, Bed, Bath, & Beyond Volatility, WWE Looking At Streaming Services, Target’s Inventory Issues

August 17, 2022 23:27 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The first of many sessions on investments, beginning today with general terminology and concepts Bed, Bath, & Beyond’s recent volatility WWE possibly looking at streaming services for weekly tv shows Target’s excess inventory issues

08/10//22 –Market Surges on Inflation Data, Disney Raising the Price for Disney+, WWE Announces a Delay in Earnings, The upcoming inventory report, Stocks in the News

August 11, 2022 00:04 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The market surges on better than expected inflation data. Disney up on strong earnings and rise in the price of Disney+ by $3 a month WWE stock holding steady in spite of announcement of delay of earnings reports The upcoming inventory report Jim Beam seeing customers moving down Sonos and Bumble down on earnings issues and forecast Vacasa surging on strong numbers

08/03//22 – Batgirl’s Cancellation and Its Possible Future Impact For The Movie Industry, The PMI Report Explained, Why Gas Prices are Falling, Wal-Mart Laying off 2,000, Stock Trading Halts Explained

August 04, 2022 00:02 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Batgirl canceled as it nears completion and what it possibly means for the movie industry going forward Reasons behind the gas price decline The PMI report explained and how its driving the markets Wal-Mart laying off 2,000 corporate staff Stock Trading Halts explained

08/01//22 –The Market’s Strongest Month Since 2020. The New Deal of the 1930’s Explained, The Market’s Best and Worst Months, Caution Areas With Historical Data

August 01, 2022 14:41 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Market’s best month since 2020 The New Deal of the 1930’s and its influence today The markets historical best and worst months Cautions areas relying too much on historical data The upcoming economic reports

07/28/22 –The Fed Rate Decision, Recession or Not, Corporate Earnings, Bausch Halted After Losing Half Its Value, Wal-Mart Inflation Indicator, Best states to win the lottery

July 28, 2022 18:41 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Decision Why we may or not be in a recession Corporate earnings from Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Wal-Mart An indication from Wal-Mart that inflation may be coming down Bausch stock halted after losing 50% of its value Best states to win the lottery

07/25/22 –The Biggest Financial Week of the Summer, WWE News, Winning Mega Millions. Keynesian Economics Explained

July 25, 2022 20:08 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The biggest financial week of the Summer with corporate earnings, the Federal Reserve policy meeting, and big economic reports WWE up on possible sale despite a possible restatement of earnings What to do after winning the Mega Millions Lottery Keynesian Economics explained

07/22/22 –Cryptocurrency’s First Insider Trading Case, Russia’s Central Bank Lowers Interest Rates In a Surprise Move, SNAP Plummeting, Part 4 of the 1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression

July 22, 2022 14:23 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Coinbase and The Securities and Exchange Commission first cryptocurrency insider trading case Russia’s Central Bank lowers interest rate by 1 ½ % in a surprise move SNAP stock down 30% on earnings and subscriber issues Part 4 of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression and the government’s actions and inactions Stocks in the news

07/18/22 –Toy ‘r’ Us Returning, Crypto Miners Selling To Cover Energy Costs, Google’s 20-for-1 Stock Split, Apple’s Warning, China’s Holdings of U.S. Debt at lowest Level in 12 Years

July 19, 2022 00:52 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Toys ‘r’ Us Returning to Macy’s Stores Cryptocurrency Miners Sell $300 Million Bitcoin in one day to meet energy costs Google’s 20 for 1 stock split Apple’s warning of economic slowdown China’s holding os United States government debt below $1 Trillion for the first time since 2010 Kentucky Fried Chicken has a new chicken nugget aimed at Generation Z Part 3 of the Stock Market Crash of...

07/14/22 – Part 2 of The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and Causality of The Great Depression Explained, The Inflation Reports, Movie Goers Returning, Hasbro Will Put Your Face On An Action Figure

July 14, 2022 22:52 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Part 2 of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 explained and how it triggered the Great Depression The inflation reports People are returning to the movies Hasbro will put your face on an action figure Cryptocurrencies and Questions To Ask With Forecasts

07/11/22 – The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and Causality of The Great Depression Explained, The Upcoming Week, Elon Musk Walks Away From Twitter, The Gap CEO Unexpectedly Resigns

July 12, 2022 00:49 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 explained and how it triggered the Great Depression The upcoming economic and earnings reports Elon Musk walks away from Twitter deal The Gap CEO unexpectedly resigns Chinese Consumers protesting banks over inability to access life savings Korean pop group BTS is joining Disney+

07/07/22 – The Upcoming Labor Report, The Big Return of Concerts, Possible Relief For Gas Prices, GameStop Fires Its CFO, Levi Strauss Raises Its Dividend, The Coming Week

July 08, 2022 00:47 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The upcoming big labor report The coming inflation reports The big return of concerts Possible relief for gas prices GameStop fires its CFO amid a restructuring The significance of Levi Strauss raising its dividend The upcoming week

07/01/22 – Cryptocurrency Decline Factors and Outlook, The Inflation Report, The Market’s Worst Start Since 1970, Apple’s Possible Resilience To Recession. Kohl’s Declines on Failed Buyout Deal

July 01, 2022 16:46 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill The factors behind the cryptocurrency decline and the possible outlook The PCE Inflation Report The market off to its worst start since 1970 Apple’s possible resilience to a recession Kohl’s stock pummeled as deal with Franchise Group falls apart

06/29/22 – Russia’s First Debt Default Since 1917, NATO Expands, A Shrinking Economy, Continuing Crypto Issues, Airbnb Party Ban, Snap Chat Trying a Pay Model, Evaluating a Company’s Debt

June 29, 2022 23:10 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Russia has defaulted on its debt for the first time since 1917 Sweden and Finland have been invited to join NATO The U.S. Economy shrunk more than previously reported in the first quarter Continuing cryptocurrency fallout Airbnb permanently bans parties at its rentals Snap Chat trying a pay model Negative news on Bed, Bath, and Beyond and Carnival Cruise Lines How to evaluate a company’s debt

06/24/22 – Why Is The United States Economy So Big? – A Detailed Look, The Market Surges on a Week Economic Report Showing Its Worst Reading Ever, The Upcoming Weeks

June 24, 2022 23:49 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill Some of the things covered on today’s session: Why is the United States Economy So Big? The market surges on a week economic report showing its worst reading ever The upcoming weeks

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