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Johannesburg, South Africa - Marketing strategy consultant Katina Ndlovu has released a new case study demonstrating how a service-based business generated 280 high-intent leads in two months using Google Local Services Ads, highlighting the growing importance of trust-based visibility and decision-stage demand capture in local search.
Chonburi, Thailand - 9 February, 2026 - Digital marketing strategist Tony Hayes has released a comprehensive guide addressing a critical problem facing businesses worldwide: 80% of Google Ads accounts are currently losing money. The new newsletter edition, titled "Stop Lighting Your Ad Budget on Fire," provides a detailed 10-step rescue plan for businesses struggling with unprofitable advertising campaigns.
In a move that fundamentally redraws the battle lines of the global "Cloud Wars," Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has finalized its definitive agreement to acquire the cybersecurity powerhouse Wiz for a staggering $32 billion. The deal, which reached its final regulatory milestones in late 2025 and early 2026, represents the
Rocket Marketing, a leading roofing marketing agency serving roofing companies across the United States, is proud to announce it has officially earned Google Partner status—a designation that recognizes proven expertise in managing high-performance Google Ads campaigns.
In a dramatic reversal of fortune for one of the tech sector's most volatile high-fliers, shares of AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) surged 15% on Monday, February 9, 2026. The rally was ignited by a rare and public retraction from short-seller CapitalWatch, which withdrew sensational allegations of money laundering that had
The long-standing dominance of the "Magnificent Seven" has finally met its match. In a week that market historians may look back on as the definitive end of the "two-speed" market, the S&P 493—the cohort of stocks in the benchmark index excluding the seven largest tech titans—has staged
In a move that signals the end of the "asset-light" era for quantum computing, IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has announced a definitive $1.8 billion acquisition of SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), effectively transforming itself into the industry’s first vertically integrated quantum powerhouse. The deal, finalized in the early weeks of
The race for artificial intelligence supremacy is entering its most volatile phase of the decade. As of February 9, 2026, all eyes are on Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI safety and research lab, as traders on Polymarket and other prediction platforms scramble to price in the arrival of Claude 5. Currently, a highly active market [...]
The quest for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has shifted from the realm of science fiction to a high-stakes financial game. As of early February 2026, the most scrutinized metric in the tech world isn't a quarterly earnings report or a hardware benchmark; it is a probability percentage on a prediction market. Currently, traders on the [...]
As the global technology sector braces for the upcoming earnings season, all eyes are fixed on NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results on February 25, 2026. With less than three weeks to go, a wave of bullish sentiment has swept across
As the United States settles into the second year of the second Trump administration, the political world is already looking toward the horizon. While the 2026 midterms are the immediate hurdle, prediction markets are buzzing with high-stakes activity surrounding the 2028 Presidential Election. The early favorites have emerged with startling clarity: Vice President JD Vance [...]
As of February 9, 2026, the race for artificial intelligence supremacy has reached a fever pitch, but prediction market bettors believe the winner is already clear. Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI safety and research company, has surged to a commanding 68% probability of holding the title of "Best AI Model" by the end of the [...]
Shares of STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) skyrocketed on Monday after the European semiconductor giant announced a sweeping, multi-year strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). The deal, valued at several billion dollars, positions STMicroelectronics as a primary provider of specialized semiconductors for Amazon’s
The first full week of February 2026 will be remembered by traders as the "SaaSpocalypse"—a brutal, high-velocity whipsaw that redefined the boundaries of the artificial intelligence trade and tested the resilience of the digital-asset ecosystem. In a span of just five trading days, the market grappled with a fundamental
DENVER – In a dramatic reversal of fortune that has stunned Wall Street, Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) saw its stock price skyrocket by 29.4% on Friday, February 6, 2026. The surge, which propelled the stock to a closing price of $8.06, marks a definitive technical breakout for the telecommunications