The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Za"yat, n.
Definition: A public shed, or portico, for travelers, worshipers, etc. [Burmah]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.