clipped from: seoposse.com The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the backbones of New York business and boasts the Dow Jones Industrial Average, that is, the top companies in the NYSE, whose daily stock movement is a barometer of how stocks may trade for a particular day or session. There is a saying that “when New York City sneezes, the rest of the country catches pneumonia”, which is true as was shown immediately after the events on 9/11. New York receives a large portion of its tax payments from businesses on Wall Street, the employees who work there, eat there and play there, the bonuses and the capital gains taxes. Visiting the New York Stock Exchange, as a tourist or travel destination and followed up by a visit to Federal Hall is a cool way to spend a weekday, especially if you are first time visitor to New York City and would like to see New York business in action.