January 31, 2014. New York - Ben Bernanke is leaving his position at a time when the media image of the Federal Reserve is more positive than it has been since 2011, according to research from Media Tenor International. However, the Fed has yet to recover its image from the Greenspan years, and Yellen has her work cut out for her.

“The drastic monetary stimulus injected into the U.S. economy at the high point of the financial crisis significantly helped the image of the Fed,” no...

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January 24, 2014. Davos, Switzerland - The narrative in opinion-leading media generates trading signals that can have value well beyond the date of publication, a study first presented during the World Economic Forum by Awareness Metrics LLC shows. As high-speed trading using real-time data dominates the financial markets it remains critical to understand how non-financial information shapes market expectations.

“While standard sentiment analysis is critical to intra-day algorithm...

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January 24, 2014. Davos, Switzerland - Against the backdrop of severe loss of public trust and reputation in the banking industry, sentiment towards general business activity remains cautious as stakeholders look to CSR efforts to improve business performance. But ways to quantify and verify efforts to improve the relationship between corporations and the societies they operate in remain key, according to new research from Media Tenor International presented at the World Economic Forum.

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January 24, 2014. Davos, Switzerland – While stock prices of those companies that focus positively on environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) issues outperform those of companies that do not, financial media and quoted financial analysts provide little coverage on these topics, according to new research from Media Tenor International aimed at helping companies move away from greenwashing and improve reliability on ESG efforts to help overcome the trust meltdown.

The research...

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January 23, 2014. Davos, Switzerland - Despite Western media’s increasing focus on Asian growth, there continues to be a lack of focus on entrepreneurs and thought leaders like Alibaba’s Jack Ma, Baidu’s Robin Li, and Tencent’s Ma Huateng according to new research from Media Tenor International.

Asia Growth 2014, released this week at the World Economic Forum, is designed to help increase understanding of the global leaders that are propelling Asia’s expansion and helping ...

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