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Globalization of economy -- The moderating effect of financial knowledge on financial risk tolerance -- Influence of cash ownership on financial performance -- Interest rate stocks, competition and bank liquidity creation -- Bayesian statistics for loan default -- Constraints and effectiveness of monetary policy in the drc -- Economic analysis of takeovers and mergers and the evaluation of takeover bids -- Impact of M & As on shareholders' wealth -- Exploring the diversification benefits of us international equity closed-end funds -- bitcoin fluctuations and the frequency of price overreactions -- Impact of financial distress on the dividend policy of banks in india.