#NASDAQ is the most active #StockExchange in the #USA & the 2nd largest exchange in the world based on market cap, behind the #NYSE. Based in #TimesSquare all trades are placed electronically, NASDAQ has no trading floor, its mission to be the 1st electronic #StockMarket flourished, typically attracting more tech & high-growth-oriented businesses than other exchanges #NewYork
The #NewYorkTimes is a daily #Newspaper that moved to 1475 Broadway in 1904, an area called Longacre Square at the time & later renamed #TimesSquare in honour of the paper. The top of the building, known as #OneTimesSquare is the site of the New Year's Eve #BallDrop tradition. Winner of 132 #Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, it is regarded as a #NewspaperOfRecord#USA
Home to the #NYSE & many banks, insurance & financial companies #WallStreet is a street in the Financial District in #Manhattan. Running 8 blocks between #Broadway in the West, to South Street in the East, the term “Wall Street" is a metonym for the #StockExchange & the financial markets in the #USA as a whole, whose activities produce worldwide economic impact #NewYork
Located on #WallStreet in #Manhattan the #NewYork Stock Exchange #NYSE - known as the “Big Board” - was the 1st #StockExchange to be formalised in the #USA. It is the largest equities exchange in the world, ranked by market cap of its listed securities. Electronic trading has replaced the open-outcry system, yet brokers still work the NYSE trading floors today.
Of the tallest buildings in #NewYork City, the #EmpireStateBuilding is the oldest. Construction began in 1930 and was completed in only 410 days, 13 months. In 2011, #CornellUniversity researchers concluded that it is the most photographed building in the world, and In 2018, #Uber found it to be the #1 most popular destination amongst their +75M riders. #FunFact#USA