: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy
Examples of Wall Street in a Sentence
After college she got a job on Wall Street.
Recent Examples on the WebThat handily beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter, driving the stock up 12% in after-hours trading.—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024 Also, there’s a part of society that glorifies the Italian mob, narcos in the cartel, white collar/Wall Street criminals.—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024 The Justice Department is said to be ramping up its antitrust probe into Live Nation, with unnamed sources telling the Wall Street Journal and Axios in recent weeks that the agency could file a lawsuit as soon as May.—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024 The company, which owns Ticketmaster, is expected to be served an antitrust lawsuit by the Justice Department as soon as next month, according to The Wall Street Journal.—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024 And, that Hamas would fail to bring forth the 40 women, elderly and wounded hostages as part of the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.—USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024 Anglo is separately also considering the sale of De Beers, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.—Thomas Biesheuvel, Fortune Asia, 25 Apr. 2024 That theory was backed up by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who told the Wall Street Journal this week that stagflation is a risk the Fed can’t ignore.—Will Daniel, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024 While in the city, he's also held bigger press conferences at places like 40 Wall Street — one of his buildings in New York.—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange
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