Tag: financial

Junk Bond

A non-investment grade or high yield bond is referred to as a junk bond. As the name suggests, these bonds have a credit rating...

Jarrow Turnbull Model

DefinitionThe Jarrow–Turnbull credit risk model was published by Robert A. Jarrow of Kamakura Corporation and Cornell University and Stuart Turnbull, currently at the University...

James D. Slater

What is 'James D. Slater' A renowned investment author in Britain, who wrote a Sunday column in London's The Sunday Telegraph under...

James Tobin

What is 'James Tobin' An American economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1981 for his analysis of financial...

John T. Dillon

DefinitionJohn T. Dillon, is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper. John T. Dillon What is 'John T. Dillon' ...

John T. Chambers

DefinitionJohn Thomas Chambers is the former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems. John T. Chambers What is 'John T. Chambers' The...

Japan Inc.

What is 'Japan Inc.' A nickname for the corporate world of Japan that came about during the 1980s boom, when Western business...

Job Footprint

What is 'Job Footprint' The scope and range of an employee's duties while under a company's employ. A secretary's job footprint might...

John Bates Clark

DefinitionJohn Bates Clark was an American neoclassical economist. He was one of the pioneers of the marginalist revolution and opponent to the Institutionalist school...

Japanese Government Bond (JGB)

What is 'Japanese Government Bond - JGB' A bond issued by the government of Japan. The government pays interest on the bond...