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After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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Dell raised its outlook for the year due to strong AI demand, but its third-quarter earnings per share outlook fell below Wall Street views.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release unemployment data next week—the first since President Donald Trump fired its director—as Wall Street expects a slight uptick from 4.2% in July to 4.3% in August, according to FactSet.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Consolidation is one recourse for Europe's cash-flush lenders to bulk up their scale and compete with Wall Street's historically more lucrative banking giants.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The new Hulu series introduces Sarah Jane and Grace Ann, who are following in Brooks’ footsteps with their modeling careers, as well as Mary Holland, who’s on her entrepreneurship journey after quitting her corporate job on Wall Street.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release unemployment data next week—the first since President Donald Trump fired its director—as Wall Street expects a slight uptick from 4.2% in July to 4.3% in August, according to FactSet.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Consolidation is one recourse for Europe's cash-flush lenders to bulk up their scale and compete with Wall Street's historically more lucrative banking giants.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The new Hulu series introduces Sarah Jane and Grace Ann, who are following in Brooks’ footsteps with their modeling careers, as well as Mary Holland, who’s on her entrepreneurship journey after quitting her corporate job on Wall Street.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Wall Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wall%20Street. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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Wall Street
noun
: the powerful financial interests that control or influence the U.S. economy
Etymology
from Wall Street in New York City, site of a major stock trading exchange
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