[ noun ] (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head <noun.person>
Janus \Ja"nus\, n. [L. See {January}.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace. --Dr. W. Smith.
{Janus cloth}, a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides being of different colors, -- used for reversible garments.
A Persian couple seemed like a chance for a dance, but mostly Tom Mossbrucker carried Julie Janus over his head.
Janus Capital, which manages five funds with about $700 million in assets, has reduced its emphasis on financial-services companies and is buying stocks that are "on the cutting edge" of a strengthening economy.
Or the glorious group of partially gilt silver rhytons or drinking vessels that take the form of stag and doe's heads and the twin-faced Janus. But no less remarkable are the far less familiar survivors of more distant civilisations.
It was based on the true story of Niki Janus, a member of a Greek immigrant family who fought back against discrimination by the Ku Klux Klan in West Virginia in 1917.
Janus buys growth companies while the Vanguard fund hunts for "value" stocks.
Jim Craig, portfolio mangager of the Janus Fund, Chambers's largest shareholder, said Janus isn't selling any of its Chambers shares yet.
Jim Craig, portfolio mangager of the Janus Fund, Chambers's largest shareholder, said Janus isn't selling any of its Chambers shares yet.
"I don't think there's much room in it for disappointment." James Craig, who manages the Janus Fund in Denver, says he wouldn't buy the stock.
Janus Fund, which returned 20.8% a year on average over the past decade, regularly chalks up annual portfolio turnover of 200%; that's the result of a growth-stock orientation combined with a rigorous stock-selling discipline.
He would buy the stock, recently selling at about $15.75 a share, for any price "up to about $18 or $20." The other professional investor returning to the contest this month is James P. Craig, portfolio manager for Janus Fund in Denver.
Similarly, both Denver's Janus Group of Mutual Funds and Baltimore's T. Rowe Price Associates will let investors into their funds for nothing, providing they agree to make $50 investments on a regular basis.