Mateusz Kaczmarek

Mateusz Kaczmarek

Mateusz Kaczmarek is a financial and technology journalist at TS2.tech. His coverage ranges from stocks and artificial intelligence to semiconductors and developments across global markets. He graduated from the Poznań University of Economics and Business and worked in financial analysis before becoming a business journalist. Follow Mateusz Kaczmarek on Google News.

Brands push influencer ads toward $44 billion in creator spend

Brands push influencer ads toward $44 billion in creator spend

Creator marketing kept moving into ad budgets on Monday, as new reports put U.S. creator ad spend close to $44 billion in 2026. Brands are pushing more into longer-term, trackable partnerships, less reliant on single sponsored posts. ECIKS, pulling from Global Brands Magazine, said that in 2026, deals with performance targets—where pay is based on clicks, sales or similar results—hit 53% of all arrangements. That's up from 23% in 2024.
22 June 2026
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NASDAQ: KEEL Pops 5% Before Market on Russell Watch and Leasing Angle

NASDAQ: KEEL Pops 5% Before Market on Russell Watch and Leasing Angle

Keel Infrastructure Corp. is set to open higher in the U.S. Monday. The stock is indicated at $6.60, up $0.309, or 4.91%, from its Nasdaq close of $6.29. The move is a catch-up to Friday’s TSX action—U.S. markets were shut for Juneteenth, but KEEL in Toronto jumped 12.33%. Keel is also seeing fresh index demand as it gets added to the Russell 3000, and traders are still weighing its $458 million convertible-note deal.
22 June 2026
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Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) gains ahead of earnings; Street eyes $20.57 EPS bar

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) gains ahead of earnings; Street eyes $20.57 EPS bar

Micron Technology is active again before the open. The shares were at $1,168.46 as of 5:00 a.m. ET Monday, up $34.47, or 3.04%, from Friday’s regular close of $1,133.99. That close had already put MU up 8.70% heading into the Juneteenth break. Traders are lining up ahead of Micron’s fiscal third-quarter report on June 24, betting on AI memory demand, a tight supply picture and higher profit forecasts to set the tone for semiconductors.
22 June 2026
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Fiji Tourism Surge Faces Sharper Question: Who Gains From the Money?

Fiji Tourism Surge Faces Sharper Question: Who Gains From the Money?

Fiji’s tourism sector saw a shift this week after Aviation A2Z released a 2026 pay guide showing Fiji Airways cabin crew earn FJ$3,000–FJ$4,500 a month with allowances. InterContinental Fiji also said it started a one-year partnership to support Children of the Sea at Natadola Beach, offering meals, transport, First Aid training and help for five Sanasana Village children. Now, Fiji’s hospitality brands are getting measured by cabin crew pay and what kids in beach communities get from the tourism economy—not just by arrivals or new flight routes.
22 June 2026
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US Stocks This Week: PCE Inflation, Micron Earnings in Focus as AI Rally Hovers Near Records

US Stocks This Week: PCE Inflation, Micron Earnings in Focus as AI Rally Hovers Near Records

Stocks go into the last full week of June with AI leaders still leading, but there’s less margin for error now as investors look ahead to an important inflation print and Micron Technology’s results. Last week was shortened by the Juneteenth holiday—NYSE closed on Friday, June 19. Thursday’s session was the last cash close.
21 June 2026
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Social Security checks to go out June 24 as July could shift payments for SSI

Social Security checks to go out June 24 as July could shift payments for SSI

Social Security’s final regular June checks go out Wednesday to people with birthdays from the 21st to 31st, finishing the agency’s three-Wednesday cycle this month for most retirement, survivor, and disability recipients. AS USA said Friday the June 24 payments wrap up the payouts for June, and SSA’s 2026 calendar keeps the fourth-Wednesday schedule for this group.
21 June 2026
Oklo rises for the week after Centrus fuel agreement draws attention to nuclear supply concerns

Oklo rises for the week after Centrus fuel agreement draws attention to nuclear supply concerns

Oklo Inc shares climbed in the shortened week after the advanced nuclear company signed a fuel supply letter with Centrus Energy. Investors saw the move as progress on the fuel supply challenge for next-generation reactors. The stock finished Thursday at $61.17, up 4.0% for the day and about 6.4% above last Friday’s close. U.S. markets were closed Friday for Juneteenth and will stay shut through the weekend.
20 June 2026
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Seagate shares finish week close to 52-week high as AI storage gains hold

Seagate shares finish week close to 52-week high as AI storage gains hold

• Seagate shares finished at $1,070.23 on June 18, rising 0.39% for the day and up almost 15% since the previous Friday’s close at $931.04.• U.S. equity markets didn’t open Friday for Juneteenth. Nasdaq's calendar puts June 19, 2026, as another market holiday.• AI storage demand and a lack of hard disk drives fueled the week’s rally, alongside new Wall Street target bumps for Seagate and Western Digital.
20 June 2026
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