Friday, August 6, 2010
WALL ST.
Wall Street is a street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. It runs east from Broadway to South Street on the East River, through the historical center of the Financial District. It is the first permanent home of the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies.Over time, Wall Street became the name of the surrounding geographic neighborhoodand also shorthand (or a metonym) for the "influential financial interests" of the American financial industry, which is centered in the New York City area.Anchored by Wall Street, New York City ties with the City of London to be the financial capital of the world.
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