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Facility

What is a 'Facility' A facility is a formal financial assistance program offered by a lending institution to help a company that...

Back Of The Napkin Business Model

What is 'Back Of The Napkin Business Model' A slang term that refers to the representation of the basic components of a...

John A. Allison IV

What is 'John A. Allison IV' A former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, a North Carolina-based financial holding company, from 1989...

Japanese Housewives

What is 'Japanese Housewives' Japanese housewives, in the foreign exchange world, is a collective term for the legions of Japanese matriarchs who...

Joint Float

What is 'Joint Float' Two or more countries agreeing to keep their currencies at a same exchange rate relative to one another,...

Jean-Baptiste Say

DefinitionJean-Baptiste Say was a French economist and businessman. He had classically liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints...

January Barometer

DefinitionThe January barometer is the hypothesis that stock market performance in January predicts its performance for the rest of the year. So if the...

John Neff

DefinitionJohn B. Neff, CFA, is an American investor, mutual fund manager, and philanthropist. He is notable for his contrarian and value investing styles as...

Jobs Growth

What is 'Jobs Growth' A component of the Employment Situation Summary, reported monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job growth...

John G. Drosdick

What is 'John G. Drosdick' A former chairman, CEO and president of petroleum company Sunoco. Drosdick led Sunoco to acquire nearly 300...

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