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Social media discussion and the market reaction to earnings announcements: evidence from China

Naiqian WuEconomics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-8736View further author information
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Weiguo XiaoEconomics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaView further author information
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Wei LiuEconomics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhihui ZhaoEconomics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaView further author information
Pages 1338-1346 | Published online: 22 Mar 2022

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