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Also known as Wall St

street in Manhattan, New York, USA

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Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, that has become the symbolic center of the American financial system and home to major stock exchanges and financial institutions. It matters because the activities and health of the financial markets located there significantly influence the broader U.S. and global economy.

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Instance of
street
Located in
Manhattan
Image
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Length
605
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Commons category
Wall Street
postal code
10119
topic's main category
Category:Wall Street
terminus
South Street
short name
Wall St
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Wall Street is a street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs eight city blocks between Broadway in the west and South Street and the East River in the east with a length of just under 2,000 feet. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial services industry, New York–based financial interests, or the Financial District. Anchored by Wall Street, New York has been described as the world's principal fintech and financial center.

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