Corporate finance",

• Internal Links (15):

  • Capital budgeting
  • Working capital management
  • Capital structure
  • Dividend policy
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Financial planning
  • Risk management
  • Valuation
  • Equity financing
  • Debt financing
  • Cash flow
  • Investment decisions
  • Financial statements
  • Shareholder value
  • Financial management

• External Links (4):

  • SEC: https://www.sec.gov/rules/laws/sea34.htm (Securities Exchange Act of 1934)²³, ²⁴, ²⁵, ²⁶
  • Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/global-ma-activity-slows-2024-faces-challenging-road-ahead-2024-04-03/ (M&A trends)²² - Using a slightly different Reuters article that is more recent and directly talks about current trends instead of a general one. The initial search was "reuters global M&A activity" and led to several, I picked one that seems most recent and relevant to "practical applications". Reconfirming this. I will use this link for M&A activity slowdown.²¹ A more recent one from Aug 5, 2025 states "Global M&A hits $2.6 trillion peak year-to-date, boosted by AI and quest for growth"²⁰. I will use the more current one from Aug 5, 2025, since the current date is Aug 5, 2025. This shows current trends for M&A.
  • FRBSF: https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2014/january/market-efficiency-behavioral-finance-implications/ (Market Efficiency/Behavioral Finance criticism)¹⁸, ¹⁹
  • OECD: https://www.oecd.org/corporate/corporate-governance-principles/ (Corporate Governance Principles)¹³, ¹⁴, ¹⁵, ¹⁶, ¹⁷

The plan is solid. I will now generate the article.¹, ²³, ⁴, ⁵, ⁶, ⁷⁸⁹, ¹⁰, ¹¹, ¹²