Proper noun
Wall Street
(originally US, metonymically) American financial institutions or financial markets as a whole; (by extension) big-business interests.
Synonym: the Street
Antonym: Main Street
A 2006 The Wall Street Journal story found that 12 of the 20 most inventive towns in America were in California, and 10 of those were in Silicon Valley. Source: Internet
A divided government has proved a winning formula for Wall Street, with stocks averaging a 34% gain during years Democrats control the White House and Republicans control Congress. Source: Internet
According to a poll of recruiters conducted by The Wall Street Journal, Duke ranks 2nd in terms of producing the best graduates who have received either a marketing or liberal arts degree. Source: Internet
Acting as a dynamic laboratory for participatory democracy, Occupy Wall Street helped give birth to several that has since worked on a range of critical issues, including higher minimum wage. Source: Internet
A law-and-order Democrat who is a favourite with Wall Street donors, Kamala Harris seems like a natural heir of Barack Obama’s legacy. Source: Internet
According to the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, Venezuela has the weakest property rights in the world, scoring only 5.0 on a scale of 100; expropriation without compensation is not uncommon. Source: Internet