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.

Northern Star Resources Stock Sets Up Monday Test at ASX Open
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Northern Star Resources Stock Sets Up Monday Test at ASX Open

Northern Star Resources shares will start Monday’s ASX session below recent levels after dropping 2.98% to A$20.50 on Friday. The gold miner is down 3.12% over the past week, with bullion and miners sliding into the end of the week. The ASX cash market was still closed at the dateline. Regular trading is scheduled from 09:59:45 until 16:00 Sydney time. May 18 does not appear on the list of 2026 exchange holidays.
May 17, 2026
Xero’s $550M buyback bounce puts focus on Monday trading
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Xero’s $550M buyback bounce puts focus on Monday trading

Xero Ltd opens Monday on the ASX as traders weigh whether Friday’s jump signals a real turnaround or was just a brief recovery after the results-day drop. Xero shares bounced 8.13% to A$79.67 on Friday, clawing back some of Thursday’s 9.04% slide. The accounting software firm reported its full-year earnings and approved a buyback of up to A$550 million. The stock now sits between investors weighing faster U.S. growth against a weaker statutory profit.
May 17, 2026
ANZ Shares Face a Big Monday Test After a Rough Week for Australia’s Banks
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ANZ Shares Face a Big Monday Test After a Rough Week for Australia’s Banks

ANZ Group Holdings heads into Monday’s session bruised after a 4.3% fall from the previous Friday’s close, despite a small bounce at the end of last week. The stock last traded at A$35.21 on Friday, up 1.06% on the day, while the ASX cash market had not yet opened in Sydney; normal trading runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ASX business days. The pressure matters now because Australian bank shares are being judged against a sharper policy and credit backdrop, not just company earnings. Commonwealth Bank of Australia lost nearly A$30 billion in market value on Wednesday after setting aside more cash for Middle East-related risks and as investors reacted to budget measures limiting negative gearing, a tax
May 17, 2026
Fortescue Shares Face Test After A$150 Million Court Loss
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Fortescue Shares Face Test After A$150 Million Court Loss

Fortescue Ltd starts Monday’s ASX session after miners slipped at the end of last week, and traders want to see if the recent rally holds up with a new native-title snag in play. The stock finished Friday at A$22.60, losing 1.7% for the session, but that’s still roughly 6.3% higher than last Friday’s close of A$21.27, according to historical trading data. Here’s the odd thing: shares ended up for the week, even as the legal news got worse.
May 17, 2026
Evolution Mining Drops 5%, Gold Eyed for Monday Move
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Evolution Mining Drops 5%, Gold Eyed for Monday Move

Evolution Mining Ltd. is set to open Monday on the ASX after falling 5.52% to A$12.50 on Friday. The stock traded in a range from A$12.41 to A$13.02 with volume at 9.99 million shares. Shares finished about 4.2% lower than the previous week’s close following a metals selloff that weighed on Australian mining names. Timing is important here. The Australian market doesn't open for regular cash trading until 10 a.m. in Sydney, so Evolution is open to changes in bullion, copper and the Australian dollar overnight before investors can adjust. CommSec says regular ASX trading hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days.
May 17, 2026
Woodside Shares Trade Monday With $35 Billion Browse LNG Bet Back In View After Inpex Deal
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Woodside Shares Trade Monday With $35 Billion Browse LNG Bet Back In View After Inpex Deal

Woodside Energy Group Ltd starts the week in focus as its Browse gas project draws attention again. This comes after Japan’s INPEX said it would take PetroChina’s 10.67% stake in the project. Woodside ended Friday’s session up 2.1% at A$31.25. Shares added roughly 4% in the five sessions to May 15, well ahead of the lagging local market. Why it matters right now is Browse. It’s Australia’s largest undeveloped offshore gas field, and Woodside plans to send the gas to the North West Shelf’s Karratha plant. LNG, or liquefied natural gas, is made by chilling gas into a liquid so tankers can carry it.
May 17, 2026
Pilbara Minerals Falls 5.8%, Investors Watching Lithium on Monday
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Pilbara Minerals Falls 5.8%, Investors Watching Lithium on Monday

PLS Group Limited shares kept sliding to start the week, after dropping 5.8% on Friday to close at A$6.01. The ASX-listed lithium miner saw 30.11 million shares traded that day. Market cap stood at A$19.36 billion on the close, based on Google Finance. PLS slid 4.0% over the last five sessions though it still finished Friday up 42.4% for the year, according to MarketScreener data. The stock is still a big name for 2026 in the Australian mining sector. Traders are looking to Monday’s open to see if buyers step in or selling continues for lithium.
May 17, 2026
Goodman Group Stock Faces a Data Centre Test After Quiet Friday Close
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Goodman Group Shares Just Beat the ASX — Why Its Data-Centre Bet Faces a New Test

Goodman Group heads into Monday’s ASX open with its shares ahead of the broader market, after the industrial property and data-centre developer gained 3.7% last week to close at A$31.38 on Friday. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.3% over the same Friday-to-Friday stretch. That matters now because Goodman’s stock is trading less like a plain warehouse landlord and more like a bet on digital infrastructure — the powered sites, long leases and capital partners needed to build data centres. The company’s next scheduled update is its Q3 FY26 operational update on May 26.
May 17, 2026
CSL shares under pressure as traders eye critical week
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CSL shares under pressure as traders eye critical week

CSL Ltd starts Monday as traders weigh last week’s 18% fall. The drop followed a profit warning and a non-cash impairment of about $5 billion, a write-down that reduces asset values but has no instant cash impact. The ASX cash market is still shut after the weekend, with trading set to start around 09:59:45 Sydney time. CSL's slide is weighing on the market now, where it used to be a safe spot. CSL ended Friday at A$97.96, up 0.72% for the day, but down 18.3% across five sessions. The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,630.8, dropping 0.11% on Friday.
May 17, 2026
Westpac Shares in Focus After Bank Drop With RBA Minutes Up Next
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Westpac Shares in Focus After Bank Drop With RBA Minutes Up Next

Westpac Banking Corp is set for Monday trade on the ASX with some pressure left from last week’s hit to Australian bank risk. The shares managed a 0.3% rise to A$35.84 at the close on May 15, but that’s still down about 4.3% from the Friday before. No one is talking about Friday’s bounce. The question is if investors are done selling off mortgage-heavy banks after housing-tax talk, bigger credit loss reserves and energy worries from the Middle East. The S&P/ASX 200 edged down 0.1% Friday to 8,630.8, leaving it 1.2% lower for the week; financials tumbled 4.3%, the sector’s worst week in over half a year, Reuters said.
May 17, 2026
Macquarie Faces Monday Dividend Scrutiny After A$4.85 Billion Profit Beat
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Macquarie Faces Monday Dividend Scrutiny After A$4.85 Billion Profit Beat

Macquarie Group Ltd stock is close to its record high going into Monday’s ASX trading, after last week’s profit numbers topped forecasts. Shares are due to go ex-dividend, following a week where they outperformed the wider Australian market. ASX cash trading was closed Sunday. The exchange usually handles cash trades from 09:59:45 to 16:00 Sydney time on a normal trading day, so Friday's closing price is the most recent available.
May 17, 2026
NAB Stock Heads Into Big Week as Investors Watch for RBA Minutes
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NAB Stock Heads Into Big Week as Investors Watch for RBA Minutes

National Australia Bank shares are struggling to find a floor after last week’s selling in the Australian banking sector, though a late bounce Friday kept the stock slightly off its recent lows. NAB finished the week at A$36.52, ticking up 0.27% on Friday but still down 4.80% from a week ago. The ASX cash market stayed closed on Sunday. The Australian Securities Exchange kept regular trading hours for business days in Sydney.
May 17, 2026
CBA’s Record Drop Sets Up Key Week for Bulls
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CBA’s Record Drop Sets Up Key Week for Bulls

Commonwealth Bank of Australia starts Monday still off 9.4% for the past week. Shares picked up to A$159.40 on Friday, but the move wasn’t enough to make up for earlier selling, as investors pulled out and only later looked at the bank's growth. CBA dropped 10.4% on Wednesday, its biggest one-day percentage fall ever. The slump came after a trading update landed alongside federal budget moves to limit tax breaks for property investors, including negative gearing, which allows landlords to offset rental losses against other taxable income. The point now isn’t just how much CBA fell. Anna Milne, deputy portfolio manager at Wilson Asset Management, told ABC that CBA’s high valuation meant any downside risk to earnings could “shock the
May 17, 2026
BHP’s streak gets Monday check as copper’s fall drags miners
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BHP’s streak gets Monday check as copper’s fall drags miners

BHP Group comes into the week after slipping 2.58% to A$60.46 on Friday, pulling back from a record run as investors cashed out gains. The stock led the ASX by trading value, with sector peers Rio Tinto down 3.24% and Fortescue off 1.70%. The selling wasn’t isolated to BHP, hitting miners across the board, according to Australian Securities Exchange data. BHP now trades as a proxy for both copper demand and for Australia’s resource-heavy market. The S&P/ASX 200 ended Friday down 0.12% at 8,630.8, as materials fell 2.85%. The index lost 1.3% for the week, according to Market Index.
May 17, 2026
Antofagasta stock caught in copper price swings as investors weigh next steps
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Antofagasta stock caught in copper price swings as investors weigh next steps

London’s Antofagasta plc got hit Friday, dropping 10.71% to finish at 3,810p. Miners took a heavy hit as UK equities slid. The FTSE 100 dropped 1.7% to 10,195.37, logging its steepest loss in over eight weeks. The move is notable since the stock had been considered a straightforward London play on copper strength. With the London Stock Exchange closed for the weekend — regular hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. London — traders can only compare prices to Friday’s close, not to live trading.
May 17, 2026
Experian Shares Look for Direction Ahead of Results Next Week
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Experian Shares Look for Direction Ahead of Results Next Week

Experian PLC picked up a bit on Friday ahead of its full-year results next week. Shares got a lift from a pair of AI partnership announcements, which halted a slide but couldn’t claw back all of the midweek losses. Shares of the London-listed credit data and analytics group ended Friday at 2,598 pence, gaining 34 pence, or 1.33%. The stock had finished the prior week at 2,645.5 pence, so it remains about 1.8% down over the week.
May 17, 2026
Bunzl Edges Lower Ahead of Dividend Payout as FTSE Slide Puts Focus on Key Issue
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Bunzl Edges Lower Ahead of Dividend Payout as FTSE Slide Puts Focus on Key Issue

Bunzl plc shares were down heading into next week, though the drop was less severe than the losses seen across the London market. Friday’s selloff put attention back on Bunzl’s upcoming dividend and its 2026 recovery plan. London Stock Exchange trading runs Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exchange was shut on Saturday, so the last official figure was Friday’s close.
May 17, 2026
Tate & Lyle’s 45% rally puts focus on results week
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Tate & Lyle’s 45% rally puts focus on results week

Tate & Lyle will open Monday as a bid stock after shares jumped to 536p at Friday’s close, up about 45% from 370.8p the week before. London’s market is shut over the weekend. The rally followed news of U.S. peer Ingredion making an approach. Ingredion’s latest offer puts Tate & Lyle at as much as 615p a share. Tate & Lyle stock still trades about 15% under that level. The difference is the bid spread, the discount in the market when there’s a risk the deal could fall through, be repriced, or drag out.
May 17, 2026
Diageo Could See Moves Monday on Berkshire Exit, Lewis Report
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Diageo Could See Moves Monday on Berkshire Exit, Lewis Report

Diageo shares face pressure Monday with investors reacting to a late-week report on a management shake-up and a Reuters item that said Berkshire Hathaway no longer holds a stake in the Guinness maker. Diageo’s London shares finished Friday at 1,529.5 pence, rising 1.97% for the day but losing around 0.9% since the prior week’s close. The weekend’s pause could prove important after Bloomberg said Friday that a group of top Diageo executives will exit as Chief Executive Dave Lewis works on a major overhaul. Now, investors have to figure out next week if Friday’s move up was real momentum or just some relief in an otherwise weak trading stretch.
May 16, 2026
Haleon Holds Up as FTSE Falls, Next Up Monday
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Haleon Holds Up as FTSE Falls, Next Up Monday

Haleon PLC got a lift Friday while the broader London market dropped. Shares finished at 332.9 pence, up 3.8p or 1.15%, trading about 0.5% higher than last Friday’s close. Volume came in at 23.1 million shares. London is closed for the weekend, so Friday’s close is the last live price until trading resumes next week. The London Stock Exchange runs regular hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST.
May 16, 2026
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