high finance
noun
: activities (such as buying companies and investing in stocks) that involve large amounts of money
the world of high finance
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This was an age of political parties, newspapers, high finance, and the rule of law.
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The musical is based on the 1988 Melanie Griffith film about a bright young secretary at a New York investment firm who takes advantage of her boss’s absence to enter the world of high finance.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Knocking around the world of high finance, Ares’ new hotshots had picked up all the tools.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 July 2025
These cases delve into the worlds of high finance, politics, real estate, media, and more.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 July 2025
In the world of high finance, tariffs rarely get the spotlight for their second-order effects.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In The Money Trap, Sama recounts high-stakes negotiations, global deal-making, and the moral dilemmas of high finance.
—Mario Gabriele, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
While viewers have speculated about connections to major financial institutions, the creators have left Pierpoint's exact inspiration intentionally vague, allowing the show to stand independently while evoking the general atmosphere of high finance.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024
Industry, in large part, examines the particular, even idiosyncratic dynamics between old and new money in the often vindictive world of high finance.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The musical is based on the 1988 Melanie Griffith film about a bright young secretary at a New York investment firm who takes advantage of her boss’s absence to enter the world of high finance.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Knocking around the world of high finance, Ares’ new hotshots had picked up all the tools.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 July 2025
These cases delve into the worlds of high finance, politics, real estate, media, and more.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 July 2025
In the world of high finance, tariffs rarely get the spotlight for their second-order effects.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In The Money Trap, Sama recounts high-stakes negotiations, global deal-making, and the moral dilemmas of high finance.
—Mario Gabriele, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
While viewers have speculated about connections to major financial institutions, the creators have left Pierpoint's exact inspiration intentionally vague, allowing the show to stand independently while evoking the general atmosphere of high finance.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024
Industry, in large part, examines the particular, even idiosyncratic dynamics between old and new money in the often vindictive world of high finance.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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“High finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20finance. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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