How to Use Wall Street in a Sentence

Wall Street

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  • After college she got a job on Wall Street.
  • For years, lawmakers have sought to curtail Wall Street’s reach within the housing market.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024
  • While many on Wall Street have stressed that hospitals are more equipped to weather a second wave of cases, the key is for the industry to get back to some form of normal by year’s end.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 30 June 2020
  • Technologists have been trying out new ways to curb the problem; the Wall Street Journal article describes one of several frameworks.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Of course, the recent drop in yields could end up shooting Wall Street in the foot.
    — Stan Choe The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2023
  • That decline is smaller than many on Wall Street had feared.
    — WSJ, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The film follows a group of amateur stock traders who take on the titans of Wall Street at the height of the pandemic in 2021.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Showing once again, Wall Street didn’t build this country!
    — USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Wall Street Journal first reported the new bid by Skydance.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • Telling that story to the press, the public, and Wall Street has always been a priority for us.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Zaslav, in the run-up to the merger, touted to Wall Street that his team would find $3 billion in annual cost savings after the merger.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But now, with pace of rising prices coming under control, most Wall Street observers believe that rate is at, or close to, its peak.
    — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The Wall Street Journal first reported Starboard's stake.
    — Kerry Flynn, Axios, 16 July 2024
  • The results were even stronger than the $11.2 billion in revenue that Wall Street analysts expected.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Still, that means many of these whales are netting paydays that would make Wall Street investment bankers envious.
    — Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Some stock prices have wobbled as customers moved their money to Wall Street behemoths seen as safer options.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • But along the way, the more complex trades touted by the Wall Street crowd are struggling to impress a slew of safety- and diversification-minded traders.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
  • Officials will also release a fresh set of economic projections, which will give Wall Street some clues on the timing and pace of rate cuts this year.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Other Wall Street strategists have been warning that US equities are due a pause after last quarter’s sharp gains.
    — Farah Elbahrawy, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The media have a part to play by taking more hard looks at both candidates — beginning, perhaps, with a Wall Street Journal story on Trump.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • Prominent figures on Wall Street expressed their sadness at Munger's death.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • That handily beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter, driving the stock up 12% in after-hours trading.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
  • On Thursday, the company will make its first deliveries of the Cybertruck at a high-profile event sure to be closely watched by consumers and Wall Street investors alike.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • And while Wall Street might have been gamified with trading apps, art investors looking to make a speedy return may be disappointed.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Yet others on Wall Street are confident home prices will continue rising.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Overall, Wall Street closed out its latest winning month with another tick higher on Monday.
    — al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Last week, the company kitchen-sinked its 2024 financial guidance — well below Wall Street forecasts — and announced more spending cuts.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 19 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • And Ghilarducci recently found her critique being echoed by one of the most powerful figures on Wall Street.
    — Michael Steinberger Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 8 May 2024
  • Amid demand issues and rising competition, Tesla stock has plunged more than 30% year to date, raising alarm bells on Wall Street—even among once-staunch supporters.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024

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