What's really moving these markets

Ep.1290 Oct 16, 2025

The Fed’s latest move will send stocks surging

Inside this episode

Another day, another multibillion-dollar AI deal
OpenAI is going into the sexbot business
Stocks to trade on Trump's latest China trade war
When will the government reopen?
The Fed just pulled a surprisingly bullish move under the radar

This trucking giant is surging after earnings—but don't be fooled
This regional bank is a strong buy
The government just seized $15 billion in crypto—will it keep it?
This big bank just got a new Trump tailwind

This week's trade

Thanks to a “Goldilocks” environment, banks are earning record profits.

And one global banking giant just reported across-the-board revenue records, double-digit net income growth, and massive shareholder returns.

Better yet, it just landed a new high-profile client: the Trump family.

Simply put, this big bank has both fundamental and political tailwinds on its side.

Join Wall Street Unplugged Premium for full analysis and ticker symbol

Wall Street Unplugged Premium Subscriber? Log in

Not a Wall Street Unplugged Premium member? Try it for $1

What you get:

Opportunities to leverage market dislocations
Weekly trade recommendation
Bi-monthly portfolio reviews
Rare access interviews
LIVE webinars

Thank you Frank, from the bottom of my heart, I've made money just from free podcast advice, I just signed up for Dollar Stock Club. Your advice is incredible, the best. Anyways, thank you so much Frank, God bless you.”— Jonathan P.

I have been listening to Frank Curzio for a few years now and when I do I always feel as if I’m sitting across from a friend, having a drink and candidly speaking about the stock market. Definitely worth a listen!!”— Russ K.

Listen to Frank and take action, you won’t regret it.”— Mike D.

My portfolio has been doing much better since I started listening. Highly recommended!”— Phil M.

THANK YOU for everything you do. My "early retirement" has moved up by YEARS because of memberships in all of your products. Can't thank you enough!”— Bruce

I knew ZERO about crypto investing. Now I’m learning every day and making money doing so. And not just crypto. It’s a total market education.”— Thomas B.

Over the last 12 months, I have a net realized gain of over $70,000… Many of the stocks I have bought are stocks that I have heard about through your podcasts. I will continue to listen to your podcast and can honestly say that I have learned more from you in 1 year than I have over the last 15. Thank you and keep up the great work!”— Tony A.