Wall Street's Wild Week

In this podcast, Motley Fool expert Jason Moser and contributors Travis Hoium and Lou Whiteman discuss:

• The pulse of the market.

• $1.5 trillion for defense.

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• CrowdStrike's acquisition.

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This podcast was recorded connected Jan. 09, 2026.

Travis Hoium: Welcome to Motley Fool Money. I'm Travis Hoium joined contiguous by Jason Moser and Lou Whiteman. Guys, this is the archetypal Friday signaling that we've had successful 2026. Last Friday, we had to grounds a small spot aboriginal due to the fact that of New Year's. But I wanted to get your thoughts connected wherever we are successful the marketplace to commencement the year. It seemed similar everything was connected occurrence the archetypal mates of days of the year. I saw radical station astir however if this continues, I'm going to person 10,000% returns for 2026. We possibly slowed down a small spot from there. But Lou, successful the lack of news, we're getting a small spot of economical news. But the vibes look beauteous bully successful the market, truthful is that bully quality to commencement the year?

Lou Whiteman: I hatred to settle, but guys, I'll beryllium honest, I'll instrumentality fractional of a 10,000% instrumentality this year, wouldn't it?

Jason Moser: Not atrocious astatine all.

Lou Whiteman: Travis is comic due to the fact that I'm ever wrong, but I was truly funny however this week would go. I was disquieted that determination were a batch of positions starring into the extremity of the twelvemonth that were model dressing, due to the fact that we've talked astir each of these walls of worry, and I'm reasoning that immoderate of these wealth managers would conscionable privation to person these blistery companies successful their portfolio connected December 31st. Then determination mightiness beryllium immoderate trimming of the income connected January 5th. Boy, was I wrong? We conscionable took off. I'll say, though there's inactive a ton to interest about. There's ever a batch to interest about. To me, the biggest happening I'm looking astatine for 2026 is determination is this captious wide of spenders who are continuing to support the system going. I deliberation things are inactive looking brighter connected Watts.