The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Pnyx, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: The place at Athens where the meetings of the people were held for making decrees, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.