Space Money: A Traders Take on Epic Fury, Valuations, and the SpaceX IPO

About this episode

Laura Winter interviews Lou Whiteman about the impact of Operation Epic Fury on space investments and the upcoming SpaceX IPO.

The wake of the U.S.-led bombing campaign of Iran - Operation Epic Fury - has rattled markets around the world and inspired some public equity investors to adjust their positions and to more critically assess space companies with a speculative return on investment. Laura Winter speaks with Lou Whiteman, a space investor and a Motley Fool stock analyst covering aerospace and defense. d96efi5C1HZHLj1w3HtQ

People in this episode

Host: Laura Winter

Guest: Lou Whiteman

Topics covered

• space investment
• market analysis
• SpaceX IPO
• aerospace
• defense
• public equity

Keywords

• space money
• traders
• market adjustments
• speculative investment
• aerospace stocks
• defense sector
• SpaceX

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Motley Fool

Places: Iran

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