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Wall Street is the name of narrow thoroughfare in lower Manhattan running east from Broadway downhill to the East River. Considered to be the historical heart of the Financial District, it was the first permanent home of the New York Stock Exchange.

The phrase "Wall Street" is also used to refer to the financial markets as a whole. Interestingly, most New York financial firms are no longer headquartered on Wall Street ( JPMorgan Chase, the last major holdout, sold its headquarters tower at 60 Wall Street to Deutsche Bank in November 2001), but elsewhere in lower and midtown Manhattan [1]. When contrasted to " Main Street", it can refer to big business interests as against those of small business.

1 History

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In the late 18th century, there was a buttonwood tree at the foot of Wall Street under which trader s and speculators would gather to trade informally. This was the origin of the New York Stock Exchange.