Marcin Frąckiewicz

Marcin Frąckiewicz is the CEO of TS2 Space and a longtime technology entrepreneur focused on telecommunications, satellite communications and digital innovation. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), he writes about space technology, artificial intelligence and publicly traded technology companies. His analysis covers major market trends, emerging technologies and the businesses shaping the future of the global economy.

Shell Plc Stock Price Gains as Qatar LNG Disruption and Oil Rebound Lift Shares
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Shell Plc Stock Price Gains as Qatar LNG Disruption and Oil Rebound Lift Shares

Shell stock edged up roughly 0.5% in London by 1103 GMT on Wednesday, bucking the broader UK market’s slide. Oil prices were moving higher, and traders were digesting a Reuters report that Shell had paused some contractual LNG deliveries from Qatar. BP posted a comparable gain. The FTSE 100, on the other hand, moved lower. This shift is significant for Shell, given its central role in the ongoing energy crunch. Rising crude and gas prices have the potential to boost Shell’s profits. But as the world’s top LNG trader, Shell faces risks when Qatari supply falters.
March 11, 2026
HSBC Stock Price Today: Shares Slide as Middle East Risks Test Gulf Growth Bet
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HSBC Stock Price Today: Shares Slide as Middle East Risks Test Gulf Growth Bet

HSBC Holdings shares fell in London on Wednesday, giving back part of the previous session’s bank-led rebound as investors turned cautious again on the economic fallout from the Middle East war. Delayed market data showed the stock at about 1,267 pence, down roughly 1% from Tuesday’s close of 1,280 pence, while Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.6% by late morning. The pullback matters because HSBC has been one of Europe’s strongest big-bank trades and its Asia-and-Gulf footprint has helped drive that run. On Feb. 25 the lender raised its return on tangible equity — a bank profitability measure — target to 17% or better through 2028 after annual profit beat forecasts, even with $4.9 billion of one-off charges.
March 11, 2026
BP Stock Price Today: Shares Rise as Oil Rebounds, Climate Challenge Adds Fresh Pressure
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BP Stock Price Today: Shares Rise as Oil Rebounds, Climate Challenge Adds Fresh Pressure

BP traded higher in London Wednesday, ticking up 1.15% to 505.3, per Reuters market data—though the move followed Brent crude’s return above $90 a barrel. The uptick had a catch: activist group Follow This threatened court action if BP fails to share a climate disclosure proposal before the April 23 shareholder meeting. This has real weight for BP right now, with a management change looming. Meg O'Neill is set to step in come April, following BP’s February decision to pause buybacks in order to trim debt. That move has put a sharper spotlight on oil price volatility and whether the company’s pivot back to oil and gas will actually move the needle on returns for shareholders.
March 11, 2026
Harbour Energy Share Price Falls 9% After EIG Sells £153 Million Stake at 255p
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Harbour Energy Share Price Falls 9% After EIG Sells £153 Million Stake at 255p

Shares in Harbour Energy slid 8.7% Wednesday, after EIG Asset Management—its third-biggest investor—unloaded roughly 60 million shares at a price below Tuesday’s close. BP and Shell each gained around 0.5%, so the selloff hit Harbour alone, not the whole energy sector. A wave of selling hit only days after Harbour bumped up its 2026 production target and made shareholder payouts more dependent on free cash flow. Investors suddenly had to weigh the brighter operating forecast against new supply from a big holder offloading stock.
March 11, 2026
Anglo American plc Stock Price Falls Again as JPMorgan Cut and War Risks Hit Miners
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Anglo American plc Stock Price Falls Again as JPMorgan Cut and War Risks Hit Miners

Shares of Anglo American slid 2.1% to 3,253 pence by 1248 GMT on Wednesday, erasing a chunk of Tuesday’s rebound. A new broker downgrade and renewed fears about the Middle East war weighed on mining names. Rio Tinto and Antofagasta both slipped as well, with the FTSE 100 having lost 0.6% earlier. Anglo’s pivot is significant: by shedding diamonds, coal, and nickel, the company has upped its reliance on copper and iron ore. That’s left its shares increasingly tied to how traders feel about industrial metals. Sensitivity to those market swings has intensified, with the miner now pursuing a merger with Teck Resources to ramp up copper operations.
March 11, 2026
CSL Limited Breaks Ground on $1.5 Billion Illinois Plant as Turnaround Pressure Builds
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CSL Limited Breaks Ground on $1.5 Billion Illinois Plant as Turnaround Pressure Builds

MELBOURNE, March 11, 2026, 09:36 AEDT CSL Limited has kicked off construction on a $1.5 billion expansion at its Kankakee, Illinois, plant, sharpening its focus on the business segment leaders hope will fuel future growth. The project targets increased production of plasma-derived therapies—drugs sourced from proteins in donated human plasma—and is set to come online by 2031, bringing at least 300 new pharma jobs with it.
March 11, 2026
South32 Ltd Looks to Bypass China for Arizona Zinc as Hermosa Nears U.S. Approval
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South32 Ltd Looks to Bypass China for Arizona Zinc as Hermosa Nears U.S. Approval

South32 Ltd plans to steer zinc from its proposed $2.16 billion Hermosa project in Arizona toward smelters in North America, skipping Chinese processors as the development clears a new permitting hurdle. “We will prioritize domestic and regional smelters,” said Pat Risner, president of South32 Hermosa, referring to production expected to begin later this decade. Timing is key here: Washington wants to ramp up domestic critical-mineral supply. On March 4, Reuters reported the Pentagon reached out to mining firms, seeking help to shore up U.S. reserves of 13 essential minerals. South32’s plan to link Arizona mine production with processing in North America lines up with that strategy.
March 11, 2026
Telstra Group Limited warns Australia map rules could cut 1 million sq km from coverage claims
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Telstra Group Limited warns Australia map rules could cut 1 million sq km from coverage claims

Telstra Group ramped up its opposition to Australia’s draft mobile coverage-map standard on Wednesday, claiming the plan would wrongly label regions where 1.5 million customers use its network each month as lacking service. The protest followed the release of industry feedback by the Australian Communications and Media Authority on March 10, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission also throwing support behind stricter mapping requirements. This fight comes to a head with ACMA under deadline—March 31 to lock in the standard, then roll it out by June 30. Telstra warns, if the regulator holds the line on its threshold, it could be forced to slash some 1 million square km from the coverage maps crucial for winning customers and sales
March 11, 2026
Suncorp Pushes Ahead With Buyback After Storm-Hit Half, Sets A$14.32 DRP Price
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Suncorp Pushes Ahead With Buyback After Storm-Hit Half, Sets A$14.32 DRP Price

Suncorp Group stepped in on Tuesday, scooping up 1.19 million shares for A$17.17 million. In a separate update posted late Monday, the insurer locked in its interim dividend reinvestment price at A$14.32 per share. Fresh filings highlight that Suncorp is keeping capital flowing back to investors, even after a storm-battered half. Right now, the focus is on just how much capital insurers can return to shareholders, especially after weather-related hits took a bite out of Australian earnings. Based on the buyback filing and Reuters math, Suncorp’s buyback tally sits at around A$223.9 million for 12.27 million shares so far. That leaves approximately A$176.1 million to go if management aims to hit its A$400 million fiscal 2026 buyback target.
March 11, 2026
Pro Medicus Ltd locks in A$40 million U.S. renewals as MedStar adds heart-imaging tools
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Pro Medicus Ltd locks in A$40 million U.S. renewals as MedStar adds heart-imaging tools

Pro Medicus announced Monday its U.S. arm locked in two renewed imaging software deals totaling at least A$40 million. The bigger slice, an A$31 million extension with MedStar Health, will bring new heart-imaging capabilities. Another A$9 million contract covers a renewal with Zwanger-Pesiri, a radiology group on Long Island. Both renewals locked in higher per-transaction fees, and there’s still upside if scan volumes climb. They also push Pro Medicus further into the U.S. market, while the MedStar deal now stretches into cardiology.
March 11, 2026
Northern Star Resources Ltd shares rebound with gold rally, but guidance cuts still loom
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Northern Star Resources Ltd shares rebound with gold rally, but guidance cuts still loom

Northern Star Resources Ltd climbed 2.6% on Tuesday, bouncing back alongside other Australian gold stocks as the local market found footing after Monday’s oil-driven drop. Evolution Mining was up 3.1%. Australia’s gold-stock index moved 2.5% higher, with the ASX 200 regaining 1.6%. Northern Star’s shares continue to feel the weight of January’s reset. The company flagged a disappointing December quarter and unexpected downtime — the big hit was a primary crusher breakdown at its Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, or KCGM, site — which led management to lower its FY26 production forecast. Guidance now sits at 1.6 million to 1.7 million ounces, trimmed from the earlier range of 1.7 million to 1.85 million.
March 11, 2026
NASA satellite crash today: Van Allen Probe A heads for Earth years earlier than expected
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NASA satellite crash today: Van Allen Probe A heads for Earth years earlier than expected

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A, which retired after nearly 14 years in orbit, was expected to drop back through Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday evening. The U.S. Space Force pegged the re-entry for around 7:45 p.m. EDT. The agency said the bulk of the 1,323-pound satellite should incinerate on the way down, but some pieces could make it through. The timing is pressing: this re-entry’s happening within hours, and there’s no set target for where debris might hit if it makes it to the ground. NASA’s calculated the odds of anyone getting hurt at roughly 1 in 4,200. That’s low, but not nothing.
March 11, 2026
Wesfarmers Limited’s Bunnings Expands Auto Range With 500 New Products in Fresh Growth Push
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Wesfarmers Limited’s Bunnings Expands Auto Range With 500 New Products in Fresh Growth Push

SYDNEY, March 11, 2026, 10:10 AEDT. Bunnings, owned by Wesfarmers, plans to boost its automotive offering by 500 new products and expand the section’s floor space by about 30% throughout Australia and New Zealand, according to a March 9 statement. The upgrade, rolling out in March and April, brings the chain’s in-store auto selection to over 1,200 items at more than 300 locations.
March 11, 2026
Santos Limited greenlights $357 million Moomba Central Optimisation project to cut costs, extend Cooper Basin gas output
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Santos Limited greenlights $357 million Moomba Central Optimisation project to cut costs, extend Cooper Basin gas output

ADELAIDE, March 11, 2026, 09:07 Santos Limited and Beach Energy have taken a final investment decision, the formal go-ahead to commit capital, on the Moomba Central Optimisation project in South Australia’s Cooper Basin. Santos said it will invest $357 million over three years to replace seven ageing gas-driven compressor stations with a single electric-driven hub and add new capacity at the Moomba gas plant.
March 11, 2026
Fortescue Ltd Completes Alta Copper Deal, Deepening Peru Copper Bet
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Fortescue Ltd Completes Alta Copper Deal, Deepening Peru Copper Bet

Fortescue Ltd has wrapped up its takeover of Alta Copper, giving it 100% ownership of the Peru-based copper firm and the Cañariaco project as it intensifies its copper push. On Tuesday, the Australian miner said Nascent Exploration, its subsidiary, acquired the remaining shares. The move ramps up Fortescue's transition from just iron ore, steering further into the copper sector—a key material for electric vehicles, power networks, and other green tech. Now, Fortescue sits more directly alongside BHP and Rio Tinto, both of which have been upping their copper bets, especially after Fortescue scaled back some of its global hydrogen efforts last year.
March 11, 2026
ANZ Group Holdings to Reopen Chinchilla Branch as Pressure Builds on Big Banks to Keep Regional Services
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ANZ Group Holdings to Reopen Chinchilla Branch as Pressure Builds on Big Banks to Keep Regional Services

ANZ Group plans to bring back its Chinchilla branch in regional Queensland during the second half of 2026, marking an unusual step back into in-person banking for one of Australia's big lenders. The announcement lands just ahead of the permanent closure of the town’s Suncorp Bank agency, set for May 29. Timing is key here: regional banking’s become a flashpoint in Australia. Back in February 2025, Canberra reported that since 2017, 36% of regional bank branches had shut down. The government locked in a pledge with the major banks, pausing regional branch closures until July 31, 2027.
March 10, 2026
NASA Satellite Crash Alert: Van Allen Probe A Set for Earth Re-Entry With Low Risk to People
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NASA Satellite Crash Alert: Van Allen Probe A Set for Earth Re-Entry With Low Risk to People

NASA on Tuesday said its Van Allen Probe A, out of commission, was projected to plunge back through Earth's atmosphere at about 7:45 p.m. EDT. A few pieces could make it all the way down, but the odds of anything causing harm are still low. The satellite, launched in 2012, tips the scales at around 1,323 pounds. The re-entry is in the spotlight, with forecasts offering only a broad time frame and no set landing zone for any fragments that might survive. The lack of a designated target comes as worries mount over debris in congested orbits. NASA told Scientific American there’s “no targeted area” for any pieces that could make it through.
March 10, 2026
Westpac Banking Corporation Sees Consumer Sentiment Lift, but Late-Week Drop Sets Up RBA Test
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Westpac Banking Corporation Sees Consumer Sentiment Lift, but Late-Week Drop Sets Up RBA Test

Westpac Banking Corporation on Tuesday reported a slight uptick in Australian consumer sentiment for March, though the headline number hid a sharp late decline as Middle East tensions escalated mid-survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index posted a 1.2% rise to 91.6, yet late survey returns pointed to a reading nearer 84. Sentiment below 100 signals more pessimists than optimists. This puts Westpac in the spotlight, just weeks after executives assured investors that household and business credit demand would hold up, following a first-quarter profit beat. For the December quarter, Westpac logged unaudited net profit of A$1.9 billion, buoyed by A$12 billion in fresh deposits and A$22 billion in new lending. Shares hit a record high after the numbers landed.
March 10, 2026
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