Coffee Cache » New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) http://coffeecache.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:30:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 NYSE & Lloyds of London Sprouted From Coffee Shops http://coffeecache.com/2009/11/nyse-lloyds-of-london-sprouted-from-coffee-shops/ http://coffeecache.com/2009/11/nyse-lloyds-of-london-sprouted-from-coffee-shops/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:07:24 +0000 Geoffrey http://coffeecache.com/?p=304 Did You Know…


“The London coffeehouse that Edward Lloyd opened in 1688 became the center of maritime intelligence and insurance – and evolved into the well-known Lloyds of London.”


“In 1793, a small group of auctioneers and merchants began meeting regularly at the Tontine Coffee House in New York City. Their enterprise eventually became the New York Stock Exchange.”


Source: Susann Geiskopf-Hadler. A Cozy Book of Coffees & Cocoas.


I think this just goes to show that some pretty important work can come from coffee shops.


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