From Dictionaries to Transformer Models: Financial Sentiment Analysis for Romanian News
By: Claudia VOICILĂ
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2026-0203 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 2677 - 2687
Published on: Jul 21, 2026
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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