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John Maynard Keynes

DefinitionJohn Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, was a British economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies...
Joint Endorsement

Joint Endorsement

What is a joint endorsement A joint endorsement is an agreement between two or more individuals to endorse a financial instrument, such as a check...

Jeffrey Sachs

DefinitionJeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor,...

John W. Conway

What is 'John W. Conway' The chairman, president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Crown Holdings, a company that produces metal packaging such as...

Jerome Kerviel

DefinitionJérôme Kerviel is a French trader who was convicted in the 2008 Société Générale trading loss for breach of trust, forgery and unauthorized use...

Jim Cramer (James Cramer)

What is 'Jim Cramer' Former hedge fund manager, columnist and author as well as host of CNBC's "Mad Money" and CBS radio's...

John R. Coomber

What is 'John R. Coomber' The CEO of U.K.-based Pension Corporation, a company that helps defined-benefit pension funds manage risk, and a...

Java

What is 'Java' Java is a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. It is designed to have the ability to run across multiple operating systems...

Karl Albrecht

DefinitionKarl Hans Albrecht was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was for many years the...

Index

An index is a statistical term that refers to changes in representative data points over a certain time period. The term can be applied...

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