Hot off the press: can media-expressed negative tone affect the Philippine stock market?

• Main Authors: Cang, Danielle Marie G., Diamada, Weddy Anne R., Roca, Jayvee G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Capital market; Stock exchanges > Philippines; Efficient market theory; Investments > Philippines; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5721
• Institution: De La Salle University

At this age of information where media has become such a significant force in society, it begs the question, Can media influence the way investors make their investment decision? One of the most important assumptions of behavioral finance is that investors make use of information, which include what...