Artur Ślesik

Artur Ślesik is a technology and financial markets journalist at Bez-kabli.pl, covering artificial intelligence, semiconductors, technology stocks and emerging innovations. A graduate of Warsaw University of Technology, he combines a technical background with market analysis to explain how new technologies are shaping industries, businesses and investment trends worldwide.

Bango Jumps 25% After Cash Figure Grabs Attention
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Bango Jumps 25% After Cash Figure Grabs Attention

Bango plc surged 24.6% to 71.65p by the close in London Thursday. The subscription-bundling and payments group said its first-half cash profit had already topped the total for all of last year. Google Finance had Bango at 71.65p at 16:30 BST, with shares trading between 56p and 74p during the day. Volume hit 508,620—more than five times the average. Bango’s revenue for the first half is only expected to climb 3% to $25.9 million, but the company said adjusted EBITDA should jump 34% to at least $9 million. Cash EBITDA hit $3.7 million, compared to $2.3 million for all of 2025. The move looks key since the revenue number wasn’t especially strong.
July 9, 2026
AstraZeneca shares fall after Wainua trial miss leaves door open for rivals
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AstraZeneca shares fall after Wainua trial miss leaves door open for rivals

AstraZeneca stock fell Thursday after its Wainua drug, co-developed with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, did not meet the main goal in a late-stage study for a rare heart disease. The setback deals a blow to one of AstraZeneca’s high-profile programs outside cancer. AstraZeneca is looking for new drugs to push revenue to $80 billion by 2030, up from $45.8 billion last year. The company aims to launch 20 new medicines by the end of the decade. The timing isn’t great.
July 9, 2026
Lloyds CEO’s Five Money Rules Show Why UK Savers Are Under Pressure
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Lloyds CEO’s Five Money Rules Show Why UK Savers Are Under Pressure

Lloyds Banking Group Chief Executive Charlie Nunn has urged British households to build savings automatically and slow down before making online payments, warning that scams and social-media investment tips are now part of the everyday money risk facing consumers. Nunn’s remarks put the head of one of Britain’s biggest retail lenders into a debate that has moved beyond interest rates. Households are still trying to rebuild buffers after years of high living costs, while banks are under pressure to make basic services easier to reach for people with thin finances or weak documentation.
July 9, 2026
Tesla (TSLA) Robotaxi Push Runs Into New Roadblock
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Tesla (TSLA) Robotaxi Push Runs Into New Roadblock

New Jersey lawmakers are stepping into Tesla’s robotaxi tech debate, asking if just cameras and AI are enough. A bill up for a vote this year would make all fully autonomous cars in the state use cameras plus two more sensing systems. That could cut out Tesla’s camera-only Robotaxi unless it adds new hardware. “This is not anti-Tesla,” Sen. Andrew Zwicker told The Verge. “I’m pro-New Jersey safety.” Carnegie Mellon’s Philip Koopman said, “camera-only technology is not up to the challenge.” This is important now as Tesla looks to turn a small robotaxi launch into evidence its self-driving tech can scale up. On July 3, Tesla said its robotaxi hit Miami, following the June start of unsupervised robotaxis in Austin.
July 9, 2026
Brambles Shares Up, U.S. Pallet Outlook Still in Focus
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Brambles Shares Up, U.S. Pallet Outlook Still in Focus

Brambles shares climbed in the latest session, doing better than the weaker local market as investors watched for signs the pallet-pooling company was addressing its U.S. repair delays. Brambles ended Wednesday at A$19.36, gaining 15 cents, or 0.8%. Shares fell to A$18.81 at the session low. The CHEP owner remains down 15.8% for the year. The S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.21% lower at 8,785.10.
July 9, 2026
South32 Shares Pause After Alcoa Boost
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South32 Shares Pause After Alcoa Boost

South32 Ltd. is set for Thursday’s Sydney start with shares last at A$3.95, down 1.25%. The move comes after last week’s Alcoa-driven run cooled off. ASX’s July 8 most-traded list put South32 among the top 20 by value, with around A$91.0 million traded that day. The equity market hasn’t opened yet. Market Index gives live prices when the market trades, from 10 a.m. to 4:13 p.m. AEST. As of now, Wednesday’s close is the latest full reference for the stock before trading resumes.
July 9, 2026
The Chip ETF Rebound Is Hiding A $2 Trillion Surprise
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The Chip ETF Rebound Is Hiding A $2 Trillion Surprise

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF rebounded on Wednesday, but the move did not settle the sharper question hanging over the chip trade: what investors actually own when they buy a semiconductor fund. SMH last traded at about $593, up roughly 2%, a day after selling pressure pushed the fund below its 50-day moving average, a trend line that tracks the average price over the past 50 sessions and is watched by traders as a momentum gauge. Seeking Alpha said market analyst Mike Zaccardi had flagged the break as the fund headed for its weakest close since late May.
July 8, 2026
Macquarie Shares Slip Near 52-Week High as Oil Shock Tests Deal Revival
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Macquarie Shares Slip Near 52-Week High as Oil Shock Tests Deal Revival

Macquarie Group Ltd ended lower on Wednesday, slipping 0.5% to A$252.04 as Australian shares softened ahead of Thursday’s open, with investors balancing a strong earnings backdrop against fresh oil and rate worries. The stock last traded just below its A$254.31 52-week high and carried a market value of about A$96.69 billion. That makes the next few sessions less about one day’s price move and more about how much good news is already in the stock. Macquarie has gained 24.8% in 2026, according to Intelligent Investor data, outpacing many domestic financial names and leaving less room for disappointment before its July 23 annual meeting.
July 8, 2026
Barclays share price falls as BoE capital relief fails to steady UK bank stocks
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Barclays share price falls as BoE capital relief fails to steady UK bank stocks

Barclays PLC sold off harder than the London market on Wednesday, closing near 498p after a two-day fall of about 6%. The fall does not kill the bull case. It does say that the easy part of the UK bank rally has been spent. A lighter capital regime now has to show up in capital returns, not just in speeches from Threadneedle Street. Sources for table: MarketWatch, Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell delayed market data.
July 8, 2026
Petrol fine data in South Australia now moving apps and traders
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Petrol fine data in South Australia now moving apps and traders

At 00:32 ACST, trading on the ASX cash market was in between sessions. Thursday is not listed as a 2026 exchange holiday by the ASX. The bourse trades 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time on standard business days. South Australia’s nearly A$20,000 in fines isn’t moving the needle for big listed fuel stocks. The main story is retailers facing a new cost if they get price data wrong. The real-time fuel rule means they have to update the main database within half an hour of any price or supply change. Consumer and Business Services said its latest round saw 29 fines and 24 warnings from more than 1,000 checks.
July 8, 2026
FTSE 100 slides as oil rally can’t lift London shares
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FTSE 100 slides as oil rally can’t lift London shares

London shares dropped on Wednesday, but moves were split. Oil majors held up with higher crude, while most other stocks fell as fuel costs and inflation fears rose, plus a new Middle East worry after U.S. President Donald Trump said the first Iran deal was done. Reuters reported the FTSE 100 off 1.3% to 10,519.17 at 1111 GMT, with the FTSE 250 down 1.7%. Market breadth stood out for investors. Energy was up—it was the only sector in the green earlier. Defence stocks fell the hardest, which doesn’t happen often when markets are moving on Middle East risks. BP gained 3%, Shell added 1.8%. Precious-metals miners dropped 3.6% as gold lost over 1%.
July 8, 2026
IXICO shares rise after guidance boost, attention on H2 revenue
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IXICO shares rise after guidance boost, attention on H2 revenue

IXICO Plc jumped on Tuesday as the neuroscience imaging company lifted its revenue guidance for the year. Traders sent the stock sharply higher, putting a rich premium on the company’s improved sales outlook. The market is now valuing the upgrade at around four times the projected sales boost for this year. IXICO shares closed at 9.10p, up 12.87% at 16:35 BST, after the company said full-year revenue will be at least £8.0 million, topping market forecasts and up about 22% from FY 2025. The update hit after the London stock market’s cash session ended at 1630.
July 7, 2026
Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) slips in London trading as BlackRock wealth fund eyes fee income
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Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) slips in London trading as BlackRock wealth fund eyes fee income

Standard Chartered shares traded lower in London after the BlackRock wealth fund shifted focus to fee income. LONDON, July 7, 2026, 20:02 BST Standard Chartered PLC slipped in London on Tuesday as investors were unmoved by its new wealth product launch with BlackRock Inc.. The bank's shares barely responded, leaving the focus on whether upcoming earnings can deliver more on fees than on lending margins.
July 7, 2026
RUA Life Sciences shares move up, AIM trading stays thin ahead of RSH spinout
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RUA Life Sciences shares move up, AIM trading stays thin ahead of RSH spinout

RUA Life Sciences Plc climbed Tuesday, but much of the focus was on trading costs. Google Finance’s last price at 16:30 BST was 20.65p, up 5.91%. Hargreaves Lansdown showed the spread at the close with a 20p sell and 22p buy. London trading finished before the price marks; regular LSE hours on July 7 ran from 08:00 to 16:30 BST. The spread at that quote was 2p, or 9.5% of the 21p midpoint. That tops the last-price gain listed on Google Finance. For a microcap AIM name, that gap is important—the quoted move and the price you can actually trade can end up being two different things.
July 7, 2026
Legal & General buyback leaves stock near year high as yield gap narrows
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Legal & General buyback leaves stock near year high as yield gap narrows

Legal & General Group Plc has spent more than a third of its £1.2 billion buyback while its share price stands less than 3% from its year high. For income funds, the price paid in the buyback has become the main near-term number. The London cash session had ended at the dateline. The London Stock Exchange’s normal weekday trading hours are 0800 to 1630 local time.
July 7, 2026
Corero Network Security thinly traded on AIM after Middle East DDoS partnership
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Corero Network Security thinly traded on AIM after Middle East DDoS partnership

Corero Network Security plc traded in London Tuesday with a 9p-10p spread after it said it formed a channel partnership in the Middle East. The price move was hard to read, as trading was thin and the company didn’t disclose any contract value. The London Stock Exchange operated as normal from 0800 to 1630 BST. Corero said Commercis will bring its DDoS protection platform to telecom, internet, banking, government, energy, critical infrastructure and enterprise customers in the Middle East. The announcement named the partner and listed the sectors, but didn't mention deal size, margins, when the rollout starts or what kind of revenue to expect.
July 7, 2026
NatWest (LON:NWG) stays close to 52-week high as Evelyn deal keeps July outlook in focus
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NatWest looks at 2027 buybacks after Evelyn disposal, eyes new capital room

NatWest Group Plc slipped 0.9% to trade at a 680.0p/680.4p sell-buy level in London early Wednesday, after opening at 687.6p. The bank’s market cap stood near £54.2 billion. The FTSE 100 rose 0.2% to 10,673.85 at 1057 GMT, supported by gains in energy names. For NatWest, capital might be the bigger issue than Tuesday’s price move. The Bank of England outlined plans to relax leverage-ratio rules for the UK’s biggest banks, with a projected 20 basis-point drop in total leverage demands. Reuters reported the changes would apply to large domestic banks like Lloyds Banking Group Plc, NatWest, and Santander UK.
July 7, 2026
LSEG shares add to gains but still trail consensus target by 34% with low trading volume
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LSEG shares add to gains but still trail consensus target by 34% with low trading volume

London Stock Exchange Group plc traded up for a second day on Tuesday. Shares were at 9,032p, higher by 2.03%, at 12:51 BST. Volume came in at 137,314 shares, well below the 65-day average of 1.6 million. Day range was 8,900p to 9,102p. The published target price still sits above the live price. FTSE 100 Index was up 0.33% at 10,686.54 at 12:53 BST. Reuters had put the index up 0.2% earlier, with energy stocks helping to counter losses in mining. LSEG’s shares are tracking well ahead for a second day. On Monday, LSEG finished 2.10% higher at £88.52. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.26% that day.
July 7, 2026
Diageo slips after 2026 outlook points to sluggish sales progress
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Diageo gains ground, but sales reset could last through 2028

Diageo plc added close to 3% on Tuesday, beating gains in the FTSE 100 after shares slipped at Monday’s close. Davy had the stock at 1,562p by 11:09 BST, up 50p on the session, trading between 1,528.5p and 1,566p so far. Hargreaves Lansdown quoted 1,559.5p/1,560.5p, showing a 3.21% move. The FTSE 100 was ahead 0.45%. The gain erased Monday’s 1.43% drop to £15.12, when Diageo lagged the FTSE 100, which slipped 0.26%. After Tuesday, the stock is still down about 27% from its 52-week peak of £21.42.
July 7, 2026
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