Can Twitter's Mood Predict the Stock Market?

Can you really use what shows up on Twitter to beat the stock market? The case for being able to do so rests largely on this October 2010 study, published by Bollen, Mao and Zeng, which measured the correlation between “mood states” derived from largescale Twitter feeds and the Dow Jones Industrial Average over time.

See this Reuters article as well.

Have you ever noticed a shift in mood and changed your investment plans accordingly?

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Mexico Investment Summit 2012

If you're interested in learning more about investing in Mexico, you can't miss The Mexico Investment Summit this January 2012 in Mexico City. The three day conference will be focusing on these areas of growth in the Mexican economy:

Pension investment
Private equity & venture captial
Healthcare
Technology
Infrastructure
Tourism
Real estate
Agriculture
Oil, gas & mining

Mexico is a regional leader and business influencer in Latin America and there's already great insight into why investing in Mexico is such a great opportunity:

"The Mexico Investment Summit focuses on a country that many consider to be the world's best combination of logistically based geography and phenomenal natural resources, a discussion important not only for its positive internal impacts, but for it's strategic effects on North American and world competitiveness."

Jeffrey M. Jones, Venture Partner, Alta Growth Capital, President, JMax Asociados SC

Find out more for yourself on the official Mexico Investment Summit 2012 website.

Mexican stocks rise, overcome weak U.S. data

According to marketwatch.com, Mexican stocks edged higher on Wednesday, overcoming earlier losses that followed a weaker-than-expected report about durable-goods orders in the U.S., Mexico’s largest trading partner. Despite this report, in the first quarter of this year alone Mexican economic activity expanded by 4.6%. Also, investors in Mexican assets will watch for Friday’s central-bank meeting, where policy makers are expected to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.5%.

Economic alliance for Columbia, Chile, Peru, and Mexico

The presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru signed an agreement that will pursue an integration of their economies and strengthen trade links with the Asia-Pacific region. Read more about this economic alliance and what it means for Mexico.