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After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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The old Wall Street saying is that bull markets climb walls of worry.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
About the Author Esther Zuckerman Esther Zuckerman is a culture writer who has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and Vanity Fair.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
Michael Douglas, Wall Street Michael Douglas' role in the first Wall Street film as corporate raider Gordon Gekko won him the award for Best Actor in 1988.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Hikers can either go up the Wall Street side of the Navajo, the Two Bridges side of the Navajo, or the Queen's Garden, making the trail closer to a more moderate level.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
About the Author Esther Zuckerman Esther Zuckerman is a culture writer who has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and Vanity Fair.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
Michael Douglas, Wall Street Michael Douglas' role in the first Wall Street film as corporate raider Gordon Gekko won him the award for Best Actor in 1988.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Hikers can either go up the Wall Street side of the Navajo, the Two Bridges side of the Navajo, or the Queen's Garden, making the trail closer to a more moderate level.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 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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