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After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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Following Wall Street’s worst selloff since April on Friday, top US officials signaled openness to a trade deal with Beijing to resolve a fresh spat over rare earth exports.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Given the role that Wall Street’s élite played in inflating and promoting the bubble, this is either a generous view or a jaded commentary on the fallen nature of mankind.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
News of the White House’s softening stance prompted Wall Street to claw back about half of Friday’s losses—a narrative that is becoming par for the course (to leverage the lingo of the president’s favorite pastime).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
The industrial supplier dropped 5% after missing Wall Street analysts’ estimates for quarterly profits.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Given the role that Wall Street’s élite played in inflating and promoting the bubble, this is either a generous view or a jaded commentary on the fallen nature of mankind.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
News of the White House’s softening stance prompted Wall Street to claw back about half of Friday’s losses—a narrative that is becoming par for the course (to leverage the lingo of the president’s favorite pastime).
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
The industrial supplier dropped 5% after missing Wall Street analysts’ estimates for quarterly profits.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 13 Oct. 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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