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.

ASX 200 up as WiseTech, Xero gain; core inflation keeps rate hike risk
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ASX 200 up as WiseTech, Xero gain; core inflation keeps rate hike risk

ASX snaps four-day slide as tech jumps, commodity stocks lag Australian stocks ended a four-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 21.4 points at 8,808.4. The All Ordinaries put on 0.27% to reach 9,012.6. Gains came from nine of eleven sectors. Tech surged more than 5%, healthcare was up over 2%. Energy and materials slipped. “The biggest thing ... is the Fed,” said Pepperstone’s Chris Weston, pointing to a stronger U.S. dollar pressuring commodity names. The index climbed roughly 0.4% after the inflation numbers, then gave up those gains. Annual CPI eased to 4.2%, missing the 4.3% estimate. The trimmed mean was up from 3.4%. That gauge strips out the biggest price jumps to show core inflation.
June 24, 2026
Persimmon gains 5% after Berkeley’s update gives housebuilders a lift
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Persimmon gains 5% after Berkeley’s update gives housebuilders a lift

Persimmon shares jumped on Wednesday. According to delayed pricing, the stock traded close to 1,085 pence, gaining 5.1% from Tuesday’s finish at 1,032.5 pence. Berkeley posted a pretax profit of £451.4 million for the year to April, down from £528.9 million. The company held its outlook for £1.4 billion in pretax profit spread across the next four financial years. Executive Chair Rob Perrins said: “Every part of the system needs to work to reduce the time taken to get buildings into development.” He asked for a cut in stamp duty, the property purchase tax.
June 24, 2026
SSE unit says £29 billion plan in Scotland may support 24,000 jobs
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SSE unit says £29 billion plan in Scotland may support 24,000 jobs

SSE’s transmission unit on Wednesday said its planned £29 billion upgrade in northern Scotland could support as many as 24,000 jobs in Scotland, with 10,000 of those in the north. A study put spending from SSEN Transmission, other grid operators and power generators at a potential £60 billion boost to UK output. “Scotland is entering a period of unprecedented investment in our electricity transmission network,” said Managing Director Rob McDonald. Scottish Renewables CEO Claire Mack said “network infrastructure must keep pace”. Scotland’s economy could end up as much as 3% bigger in the long run thanks to grid and renewables investment, according to the report. Macro modelling for the report was checked by the Fraser of Allander Institute. The numbers
June 24, 2026
Shell stock slides as Brent slips under $74, buyback remains on hold after ARC decision
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Shell stock slides as Brent slips under $74, buyback remains on hold after ARC decision

Shell Plc shares slipped about 1.7% to 2,953 pence on Wednesday. Crude prices dropped again, with Brent trading near a four-month low as more tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz and chances for higher Iranian exports increased. Brent crude dropped $3.32, or 4.3%, to $73.76 a barrel by 1327 GMT. Futures hit $73.60, the weakest since February 27, just before U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. Selling picked up after Washington gave a 60-day waiver for Iranian oil sales and new shipping paths through Hormuz. Tim Waterer of KCM Trade said Iranian exports could ramp up in “weeks rather than months.” Siebert Financial’s Mark Malek argued traders are “assigning too much confidence” to a lasting agreement.
June 24, 2026
Tesco lets teens join Clubcard as UK grocery sales lag competitors
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Tesco lets teens join Clubcard as UK grocery sales lag competitors

Tesco now lets 16- and 17-year-olds sign up for its Clubcard loyalty scheme, starting Wednesday. The grocer wants to reach younger customers with the programme, which already serves more than 24 million households in the UK. Tesco said over 80% of its sales come from Clubcard members. Tesco’s digital card allows teens to get Clubcard Prices and earn points for vouchers, but they need an invite from an adult Clubcard holder. The card only works in stores—there’s no access for online grocery shopping or Scan as You Shop.
June 24, 2026
Legal & General buyback pace drops as shares trade near 2026 high
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Legal & General buyback pace drops as shares trade near 2026 high

Legal & General Group Plc shares edged 0.2% lower to 285.2 pence in Wednesday afternoon trade. The stock was about 5.7% below its 302.3p high for the year. The company was valued at £15.63 billion and carried a quoted dividend yield of 7.56%. A June 22 filing showed the insurer bought 1,988,916 shares from June 15 through June 17 as part of its share buyback, in which it purchases and cancels its own stock. The latest purchases reduced the number of shares in issue to 5.546 billion.
June 24, 2026
RELX drops even as company buys back 9% of average weekly volume
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RELX drops even as company buys back 9% of average weekly volume

RELX traded 0.6% lower at around 2,334 pence just before 12:50 BST on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 was unchanged. The information and analytics group is down about 40% over the last year. RELX picked up 2,936,304 shares in the five sessions ending June 19, according to a June 22 filing. That was about 9.1% of the 32.41 million shares traded over that period based on the filing and daily data. The company paid around £71.1 million for the shares, at an average price of 2,422.4p per share on a weighted basis. Wednesday’s close came in 3.6% under that average. RELX shares dropped 4.6% between June 12 and June 19.
June 24, 2026
BAT (LON:BATS) climbs after buyback reduces payout costs
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BAT (LON:BATS) climbs after buyback reduces payout costs

British American Tobacco shares traded higher for the third straight day on Wednesday, gaining 0.9% to 4,628 pence by 1101 BST. The stock added 2.5% on Monday and 3.1% Tuesday, for a 6.7% jump over three sessions. FTSE 100 held flat. Trading volume on Tuesday was 2.7 million, trailing the 50-day average of 4.5 million. The rally left the shares trading 2.1% over the average price BAT paid in its most recent buyback. BAT picked up 494,286 shares from June 15 to June 18, spending about £22.4 million, with an average price of 4,531.7 pence, according to daily data. The company is set to cancel the shares.
June 24, 2026
REA Group (ASX:REA) hits 52-week low after A$200 million buyback wraps
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REA Group (ASX:REA) slides to 52-week low, lags A$200m buyback average by 17%

REA Group is set to open Wednesday at its lowest level in a year after shares dropped 3.1% to A$131.52. That puts the stock 17.3% under the average purchase price in its just-completed A$200 million buyback. REA closed at its lowest for Tuesday, down 50.6% from its 52-week high. Trading volume was roughly 31% higher than average. The S&P/ASX 200 eased 0.33%. REA still trades at a trailing P/E of 30.3, with growth assumptions key to the current valuation, even after the latest fall.
June 23, 2026
Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) steady at A$31.55 ahead of CPI read
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Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) steady at A$31.55 ahead of CPI read

Goodman Group finished flat at A$31.55 on Tuesday, while the S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.33% to 8,787.00. Investors stayed put ahead of Australia inflation figures out later Wednesday. May’s consumer price index is due at 11:30 a.m. AEST. Annual CPI was 4.2% in April, with trimmed-mean inflation at 3.4%. If CPI comes in higher, that could keep borrowing costs up. That matters to property developers working on long-term projects.
June 23, 2026
Woodside Falls After Alcoa Gas Deal, Oil Prices Weigh
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Woodside Falls After Alcoa Gas Deal, Oil Prices Weigh

Woodside Energy Group ended down 0.4% at A$28.65 on Tuesday, reversing after an early dip that saw the stock fall 1.5% to A$28.35, the lowest point since June 19, even as it announced a fresh domestic gas deal with Alcoa of Australia. ASX 200 drops as crude leads sentimentThe S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.33% to finish at 8,787. Moves in crude prices gave investors the main cue, as U.S.-Iran peace talk headlines pressured oil and other commodities.
June 23, 2026
PLS Share Price Slides 11% in Three Sessions—Here’s What’s Driving the Selloff
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PLS Share Price Slides 11% in Three Sessions—Here’s What’s Driving the Selloff

PLS Group shares fell 1.1% to A$5.47 on Tuesday, extending their three-session loss to 11.3%. The stock traded between A$5.36 and A$5.62, with 25.3 million shares changing hands. The retreat gathered pace after the lithium producer approved about A$175 million of spending before a final investment decision on its P2000 expansion at Pilgangoora. Pre-FID spending means committing money to engineering, equipment and early construction work before the board formally sanctions the full project.
June 23, 2026
FTSE 250 Drops as Rate Worries Hit London Shares
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FTSE 250 Drops as Rate Worries Hit London Shares

FTSE 250 falls to lowest since June 11 as London stocks slip London’s FTSE 250 lost 270.54 points, or 1.2%, to finish at 22,926.47 on Tuesday, the lowest close since June 11. The FTSE 100 edged down 9.00 points, or 0.1%, to 10,428.85. Broad selling and worries about higher rates pulled risk appetite lower. The gap between the two indexes pushed the focus onto Britain’s domestic outlook. The flash UK services PMI dropped to 48.7 in June, down from 49.3, its lowest since January 2023. Any figure below 50 points to contracting activity.
June 23, 2026
Vodafone (LSE:VOD) drops for sixth day, closes in on 20% slide from past year’s high
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Vodafone Shares Drop Again Under Pressure from £4.3 Billion UK Move

Vodafone Group shares slipped 0.65% to 106.60 pence late Tuesday in London, continuing their drop for June. Investors are looking at the price of taking full control of VodafoneThree and measuring it against expected benefits. The share price was on a 20-minute delay. The stock trades roughly 8% under its June 12 close of 115.75 pence. Shares have dropped in six of the last seven sessions. Monday saw a 0.3% bounce, but it faded quickly.
June 23, 2026
BP shares claw back 2.8%, still down 5.7% for the week as Hormuz fears hit market
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BP (LON:BP) edges lower after $5.1B Angola move, oil prices weaker, California lawsuit hits

BP stock was lower in London on Tuesday, with shares last seen at 495.85p, down 0.87% after an open at 502.70p, as of 15:03 BST on delayed data. This comes after its Angola joint venture cleared a $5.1 billion offshore oil project. Investors shrugged. They’re looking at a big oil project but face years before seeing cash. Azule Energy, split between BP and Eni, is targeting first oil in 2029 from five fields in Angola’s offshore Blocks 31 and 31/21.
June 23, 2026
Beazley stock sticks close to Zurich offer as Australian regulator clears deal
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Beazley Stock Holds Near Zurich Bid as Buyer Raises Stake to 5.6%

Beazley shares were unchanged at 1,284.5 pence in Tuesday morning trading after Zurich Insurance Group disclosed it bought another 346,122 shares in the specialist insurer on Monday. Zurich paid between 1,284p and 1,285p, spending about £4.45 million and lifting its holding to 33.72 million shares, or 5.60%, from 5.54%. The tight move suggests the takeover timetable, rather than day-to-day underwriting news, is setting the price. Beazley sits 25.5p below the 1,310p cash payment still due under Zurich’s £8.1 billion offer, a gross deal spread of roughly 2%.
June 23, 2026
Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) shares slip 2% after new engine deals
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Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) shares slip 2% after new engine deals

Rolls-Royce Holdings dropped around 2% early Tuesday in London, sliding more than the wider market even as its Power Systems unit reported new orders. The last quote at 09:47 BST showed shares at 1,383 pence, down 2.05%. The FTSE All-Share was off by 0.89%. Rolls-Royce said it signed a framework deal with Italy's Overmarine to run from 2026 to 2029. The agreement is for 30 propulsion systems, 64 mtu Series 2000 engines, and NautIQ bridge equipment. Rolls-Royce did not disclose the contract value.
June 23, 2026
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