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Wall Street

noun

a street in New York City, in S Manhattan: the major financial center of the U.S.
the money market or the financiers of the U.S.

Wall Street

noun

a street in lower Manhattan, New York, where the Stock Exchange and major banks are situated, regarded as the embodiment of American finance

Wall Street

A street in New York City on which the New York Stock Exchange and many investment firms are located. The street's name is often used in reference to the activities conducted on it: “Stock prices fell on Wall Street.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wall Street¹

1820–30, Wall Street for def. 2

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Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger has said as much in comments to Wall Street, acknowledging that the House of Mouse pumped out too many shows and movies to compete against Netflix.

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Last month Denmark's foreign minister summoned the US ambassador in Copenhagen, following a report in the Wall Street Journal alleging that US spy agencies were told to focus efforts on Greenland.

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Paramount and Skydance have told Wall Street the deal will bring $2 billion in cost savings, with half of that coming in the first year.

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In another twist, to the Wall Street Journal he said the US received more than just a heads-up from Israel: "We know what's going on."

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New York City, with its high concentration of Wall Street finance bros, is a perfect setting to caricature people who score their dates on a spreadsheet.

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Walls have ears Wall Streeter

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