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.

Spark I gets Nasdaq notice ahead of Kneron deadline

Spark I gets Nasdaq notice ahead of Kneron deadline

Spark I Acquisition Corp is facing a new Nasdaq compliance issue as it revealed it’s no longer meeting the minimum holder rule. SPKL shares ended Wednesday at $12.40, up 1.39%. The SPAC touched $12.59 during the session and had a market cap around $107.37 million. Why it matters now: Spark remains a shell at this point. What matters more is its spot on the exchange, who owns its shares, and how much cash sits in trust—these outweigh any normal earnings figures. The company is a SPAC, short for special purpose acquisition company, which raises capital first before hunting for a merger with a private firm.
May 21, 2026
Bio-Techne Shares Bounce, Investors Eye a Key Risk

Bio-Techne Shares Bounce, Investors Eye a Key Risk

Bio-Techne Corp is coming into Thursday’s U.S. session with shares up for three days. The stock finished Wednesday at $46.70, gaining 2.7%. As of the dateline, the regular Nasdaq session was still ahead. Nasdaq’s standard hours run 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Its next scheduled May 2026 closing is Memorial Day on May 25. BIO-TECHNE STAYS UNDER PRESSURE AS RALLY FIZZLES The rally is still a repair move right now. Bio-Techne is well under its January peak, with investors cutting the stock this month after fiscal Q3 sales came in below forecasts.
May 21, 2026
Aterian Moves Lower Pre-Market With $18 Million Ballot Ahead

Aterian Moves Lower Pre-Market With $18 Million Ballot Ahead

Aterian Inc. shares slipped before the bell Thursday. Investors continue to weigh a planned asset sale and new financing that could change the shape of the consumer-products group. The stock traded at $1.15, off 2.5% ahead of Nasdaq’s 9:30 a.m. ET open. Aterian is in the spotlight now not because of a product launch or earnings. The focus is on the small-cap company’s push to win shareholder support for a deal that could transfer its main brands and change control. Market data puts Aterian’s valuation at around $12.8 million.
May 21, 2026
Vanda Shares Move in Pre-Market Ahead of Nereus and Bysanti Data

Vanda Shares Move in Pre-Market Ahead of Nereus and Bysanti Data

Vanda Pharmaceuticals VNDA dipped in early premarket trade Thursday, off 0.5% at $6.15 before the bell. Shares closed at $6.18 on Wednesday, when the stock climbed 3.2%. Investors looked at the drugmaker’s latest investor meetings and balanced that with concerns about costs for new product launches. Vanda is shifting focus from regulatory wins to showing product sales now. The Washington company recently launched Nereus for motion-induced vomiting and Bysanti for schizophrenia and acute bipolar I disorder, putting them in a lineup with Fanapt, Hetlioz and Ponvory.
May 21, 2026
EHGO Shares Approach 52-Week Lows as Eshallgo Pops Up on Nasdaq Radar Again

EHGO Shares Approach 52-Week Lows as Eshallgo Pops Up on Nasdaq Radar Again

Eshallgo Inc was down near its 52-week low as Thursday’s premarket session got underway, putting continued pressure on the Nasdaq office tech name. The company only recently went through a reverse split to fix a listing issue. EHGO ended Wednesday down 4.32% at $1.55, after swinging from $1.42 to $1.61 through the day. The stock is near its 52-week low, giving it a market cap of roughly $3.14 million, so even small trades can push the price around.
May 21, 2026
LIMN Stock Rises in Pre-Market on Liminatus InnocsAI Deal News

LIMN Stock Rises in Pre-Market on Liminatus InnocsAI Deal News

Liminatus Pharma shares moved higher in premarket trading Thursday after the cancer drug company said it plans to buy InnocsAI LLC, a private oncology platform. The deal would sharply increase Liminatus’ share count. LIMN traded at $0.2844 in premarket as of 8:04 a.m. EDT, a jump of 51.4% from the Wednesday close at $0.1878, StockAnalysis said. Premarket trading happens before the main Nasdaq hours.
May 21, 2026
Cintas Stock Just Lost Its Rebound — Why CTAS Traders Are Watching the UniFirst Deal

Cintas Stock Just Lost Its Rebound — Why CTAS Traders Are Watching the UniFirst Deal

Cintas Corp. shares head into Thursday’s Nasdaq session after giving back part of an early-week rebound, with CTAS closing Wednesday at $171.36, down 0.49%. The stock had jumped 3.68% on Monday, then fell Tuesday and Wednesday. Regular trading had not opened in New York. Nasdaq’s cash session runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, and Thursday is not listed as a U.S. exchange holiday; the next full NYSE closure on the 2026 calendar is Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
May 21, 2026
Aimei Health: Nasdaq Sends AFJK 60-Day Notice

Aimei Health: Nasdaq Sends AFJK 60-Day Notice

Aimei Health Technology Co., Ltd is facing a new Nasdaq compliance issue as of Thursday’s U.S. session after the blank-check firm confirmed its March-quarter report was not filed on time. AFJK isn’t a regular healthcare stock right now. It’s a blank-check company set up to buy or merge with another firm. That means listing status, timing on any deal, and how much cash is in its trust are bigger factors than typical revenue trends.
May 21, 2026
NMFC Stock Moves Higher Ahead of Open as New Mountain Finance Buyback Faces Private Credit Trial

NMFC Stock Moves Higher Ahead of Open as New Mountain Finance Buyback Faces Private Credit Trial

New Mountain Finance Corp. is coming into Thursday’s Nasdaq open after gaining 2.1%, but the stock is still trading well under its latest book value. Shares finished Wednesday at $8.12. Nasdaq’s regular session is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, and premarket starts at 4 a.m. Discount is the main story now. NMFC last reported net asset value at $10.92 per share as of March 31, which puts the shares trading about 26% below NAV. Management has room with the buyback to create value, but investors are still pricing NMFC as a risk trade and not only for its income.
May 21, 2026
Neurogene Trades Around $27 With Street Watching Rett Data Test Midyear

Neurogene Trades Around $27 With Street Watching Rett Data Test Midyear

Neurogene Inc. shares barely moved in premarket trading on Nasdaq Thursday. Investors looked past new disclosures and kept their eyes on the upcoming clinical milestone for NGN-401, the lead gene therapy for Rett syndrome. The stock finished Wednesday at $26.95, gaining 7 cents, or 0.3%. It traded in a range from $26.50 to $28.08. Broader markets rallied too, with the Nasdaq Composite adding 1.5% and the Russell 2000 up 2.6% on Wednesday.
May 21, 2026
Nayax shares in focus on insider filing, Q1 growth

Nayax shares in focus on insider filing, Q1 growth

Nayax Ltd. shares in the U.S. went into Thursday’s premarket as investors looked at new disclosures from insiders and filings tied to the shareholder meeting, while the payments firm’s growth numbers stayed strong. NYAX finished Wednesday at $66.81, off 19 cents, and about 11% under its $75.00 high for the past year. Nasdaq trading hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, with the next U.S. market holiday shown as Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, according to the exchange. This is a standard pre-open schedule, not a holiday session.
May 21, 2026
Critical Metals Stock Reacts as Tanbreez Deals Stir Up Rare-Earth Work and China Supply Risk

Critical Metals Stock Reacts as Tanbreez Deals Stir Up Rare-Earth Work and China Supply Risk

Critical Metals Corp stayed at $10.75 in early U.S. premarket on Thursday. Nasdaq-listed shares had jumped 9.69% in the previous session as investors digested new supply headlines from Tanbreez and a late filing that clarified disclosures on the company’s rare earth play in Greenland. Nasdaq regular hours were yet to start at the time. The Tanbreez move lands squarely in heavy rare earth elements, or HREEs, one of the market’s key hot spots right now. These less common rare earths show up in high-performance magnets, advanced electronics and defence gear. Western buyers are still facing risk from China’s export controls, with Reuters saying this week that Beijing’s rare earth export rules are still in force, even as U.S.-China talks continue.
May 21, 2026
GrowHub at 33 Cents Faces Nasdaq Deadline Pressure

GrowHub at 33 Cents Faces Nasdaq Deadline Pressure

The GrowHub Limited’s shares stayed around 33 cents in premarket Nasdaq trading Thursday. That leaves the Singapore-based traceability firm still under a major Nasdaq minimum and less than two weeks from its June 1 deadline to meet compliance. TGHL last traded at $0.325, about 0.6% higher than its last close. Why price is in focus now: Nasdaq warned the company in December after its Class A shares stayed under the $1 minimum bid for 30 straight sessions, GrowHub said in its May 15 annual filing. That $1 mark is what a stock needs to close at to stay listed, according to the exchange.
May 21, 2026
Energous Shares Surge 11% as Wireless Power Name Hits Another Hurdle

Energous Shares Surge 11% as Wireless Power Name Hits Another Hurdle

Energous Corp stock heads into Thursday holding most of Wednesday’s sharp jump. Traders are watching the small wireless-power player after its Q1 report posted faster revenue but showed the company still leans on just a few customers. Why it matters now: WATT is starting to face different questions from investors. The focus has shifted from whether Energous can build up a big patent portfolio to whether it can use those patents to go beyond trial deployments and generate reliable commercial revenue.
May 21, 2026
ARKR Investors Wait on $24 Million Bryant Park Renewal

ARKR Investors Wait on $24 Million Bryant Park Renewal

Ark Restaurants Corp. last traded at $6.68 ahead of Thursday’s Nasdaq open, valuing the company near $24.1 million. Investors are still weighing soft sales and the ongoing battle over Ark’s Bryant Park sites in Manhattan. Robinhood showed volume at 916 shares, while the average is 2,440, pointing again to ARKR’s status as a thinly traded micro-cap. The timing is key here. Nasdaq’s normal hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, with pre-market trading kicking off at 4 a.m. According to its 2026 holiday schedule, the exchange won’t close again for a U.S. holiday until Memorial Day on May 25, skipping Thursday. So the stock gets two more regular sessions before a long weekend to trade on the company’s latest
May 21, 2026
XPEL Shares Climb on $110 Million Supply Move, Focus on San Antonio and China Margins

XPEL Shares Climb on $110 Million Supply Move, Focus on San Antonio and China Margins

XPEL jumped 4.5% Wednesday after the company said it is targeting about $110 million for manufacturing and supply-chain growth and also gave new details on financing tied to its San Antonio base. Shares finished at $45.21, valuing the Nasdaq-traded company near $1.25 billion. Timing is key here. XPEL is shifting from mostly asset-light and using a lot of third-party manufacturing to taking tighter control of production, quality, and logistics. The company still aims for operating margins in the mid-20% range by 2028. Operating margin shows profit from operations as a slice of revenue.
May 21, 2026
AREC Stock Jumps as American Resources’ Rare-Earth Pivot Gets a 10-K Test

AREC Stock Jumps as American Resources’ Rare-Earth Pivot Gets a 10-K Test

American Resources Corp shares last traded unchanged at $2.14 in Thursday premarket dealings, the early session before the 9:30 a.m. New York open, after closing up 10.3% on Wednesday as investors weighed a delayed annual report and a cleaner rare-earth strategy. U.S. regular trading had not opened; Nasdaq’s 2026 calendar lists Memorial Day, May 25, as the next scheduled market closure. The filing matters now because it removes part of a compliance overhang. Nasdaq told American Resources on April 24 that it was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5250 because it had not filed its 2025 Form 10-K, an annual report with audited accounts and risk disclosures; the notice had no immediate effect on the stock’s listing or trading.
May 21, 2026
CEVA Stock Is Near a Breakout: The AI Licensing Signal Traders Are Watching

CEVA Stock Is Near a Breakout: The AI Licensing Signal Traders Are Watching

CEVA, Inc. shares held near their highest levels in a year before Thursday’s open, last quoted around $38 after a 4.4% jump in the prior session. The Nasdaq-listed chip-licensing company closed Wednesday at $38.03, while StockAnalysis showed it indicated at $37.98 in pre-market trade at 5:14 a.m. EDT, below a 52-week high of $39.94. The timing matters because the regular Nasdaq session had not yet opened, leaving the early move to thinner pre-market trading. Nasdaq lists pre-market trading from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Eastern, regular trading from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the next U.S. market closure as Memorial Day on May 25.
May 21, 2026
Flexsteel Faces Key Session After 3.5% Stock Gain

Flexsteel Faces Key Session After 3.5% Stock Gain

Flexsteel Industries shares are up 3.5% going into Thursday’s regular session. Management is set to meet investors later Thursday, putting the company’s big buyback and margins in the spotlight again. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. ended Wednesday at $55.24, gaining 3.52%. The stock hit $55.54 during the session, with 43,376 shares traded, according to LSEG data posted on the company’s investor site. Sidoti has Flexsteel set to present Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT.
May 21, 2026
LivePerson Stock Alert: LPSN Rebounds as SoundHound Deal and Insider Filings Put Shares on Watch

LivePerson Stock Alert: LPSN Rebounds as SoundHound Deal and Insider Filings Put Shares on Watch

LivePerson Inc. shares go into Thursday’s U.S. pre-market with the stock back at $2.07, after a modest bounce that did not erase Tuesday’s fall. The Nasdaq-listed customer-engagement software company closed up 3.0% Wednesday on volume of 97,378 shares, LivePerson investor data showed. This matters now because LPSN is trading less like a routine software earnings story and more like a pending deal stock. Nasdaq’s pre-market system was open in New York, regular trading runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, and Nasdaq’s 2026 holiday schedule lists Memorial Day, May 25, not Thursday, as the next full U.S. market closure.
May 21, 2026
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