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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, Americanism Wall Street fordef 2

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Meta's announcement comes as it released quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.

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Noting his falling approval ratings, Karl Rove, the chief political advisor to former President George W. Bush, observed in an April 16 Wall Street Journal editorial that the nation is experiencing "Trump fatigue."

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The BBC and The Wall Street Journal recently spoke to Trump supporters about his new tariff regime and other economic policies:

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While cars made outside the country are still subject to automative tariffs, they will be exempt from other levies, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier.

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Wall Street bosses are thought to have suggested that only by firing Navarro, can some semblance of normality return.

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Walls have ears Wall Streeter

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