---
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author:
- first_name: Michael
  full_name: Schlee, Michael
  last_name: Schlee
- first_name: Timo
  full_name: Kivimaki, Timo
  last_name: Kivimaki
- first_name: ' Melchizedek'
  full_name: Mashiku,  Melchizedek
  last_name: Mashiku
- first_name: Christoph
  full_name: Weisser, Christoph
  id: '264138'
  last_name: Weisser
  orcid: 0000-0003-0616-1027
  orcid_put_code_url: https://api.orcid.org/v2.0/0000-0003-0616-1027/work/216498396
- first_name: Benjamin
  full_name: Säfken, Benjamin
  last_name: Säfken
citation:
  alphadin: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schlee, Michael</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Kivimaki, Timo</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Mashiku,  Melchizedek</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Weisser, Christoph</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Säfken,
    Benjamin</span>: LabelFusion: Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer Encoders
    for Robust Financial News Classification. In: <i>Preprint</i>, Arxiv (2026)'
  ama: 'Schlee M, Kivimaki T, Mashiku  Melchizedek, Weisser C, Säfken B. LabelFusion:
    Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer Encoders for Robust Financial News
    Classification. <i>Preprint</i>. 2026. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793">10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793</a>'
  apa: 'Schlee, M., Kivimaki, T., Mashiku,  Melchizedek, Weisser, C., &#38; Säfken,
    B. (2026). LabelFusion: Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer Encoders
    for Robust Financial News Classification. <i>Preprint</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793">https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Schlee_Kivimaki_Mashiku_Weisser_Säfken_2026, title={LabelFusion:
    Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer Encoders for Robust Financial News
    Classification}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793">10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793</a>},
    journal={Preprint}, publisher={Arxiv}, author={Schlee, Michael and Kivimaki, Timo
    and Mashiku,  Melchizedek and Weisser, Christoph and Säfken, Benjamin}, year={2026}
    }'
  chicago: 'Schlee, Michael, Timo Kivimaki,  Melchizedek Mashiku, Christoph Weisser,
    and Benjamin Säfken. “LabelFusion: Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer
    Encoders for Robust Financial News Classification.” <i>Preprint</i>, 2026. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793">https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Schlee, T. Kivimaki,  Melchizedek Mashiku, C. Weisser, and B. Säfken,
    “LabelFusion: Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer Encoders for Robust
    Financial News Classification,” <i>Preprint</i>, 2026.'
  mla: 'Schlee, Michael, et al. “LabelFusion: Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer
    Encoders for Robust Financial News Classification.” <i>Preprint</i>, Arxiv, 2026,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793">10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793</a>.'
  short: M. Schlee, T. Kivimaki,  Melchizedek Mashiku, C. Weisser, B. Säfken, Preprint
    (2026).
date_created: 2026-06-01T14:04:19Z
date_updated: 2026-06-02T13:34:44Z
doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.10793
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Preprint
publication_status: published
publisher: Arxiv
status: public
title: 'LabelFusion: Fusing Large Language Models With Transformer Encoders for Robust
  Financial News Classification'
type: journal_article
user_id: '220548'
year: '2026'
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