Marcin Frąckiewicz

Marcin Frąckiewicz is the founder and CEO of TS2 Space, a satellite communications company serving customers around the world. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), he has more than two decades of experience in telecommunications, satellite services and technology ventures. He writes about satellite communications, space technology, artificial intelligence and the stock market, with a particular focus on technology companies, semiconductors, emerging industries and the trends shaping global innovation. Follow Marcin Frąckiewicz on Google News, Facebook. or Linkedin.

Rackspace’s AI run faces $150 million hurdle

Rackspace Technology Inc fell hard Thursday as the market shrugged off its push into enterprise AI, homing in on weaker 2026 guidance and a new equity plan. Shares slumped 29% to $4.67 and volume spiked to almost 40 million shares. Rackspace’s market cap was around $1.17 billion.

9 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:RXT·Technology Trends

American Airlines (AAL) Shares Bounce Back From Oil Drop, But Fuel Costs Stay High

American Airlines Group Inc. climbed 4.2% to $17.22 around midday Thursday, almost wiping out its loss from the previous day’s oil-driven drop. American led big U.S. airline stocks higher. Its rally topped moves in Delta Air Lines Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. and the U.S. Global Jets ETF.

9 July 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:AAL·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Virax Biolabs (NASDAQ:VRAX) Soars 183% After Fosun Deal

Virax Biolabs Group shares jumped more than 100% during Thursday’s U.S. session after the diagnostics company said its UK subsidiary reached an exclusive multi-country supply deal with Fosun Diagnostics for its ImmuneSelect research-use immune-profiling line. The Nasdaq stock was trading at $9.00 as of 11:52 a.m. EDT, up $5.82 on the day, with about 57.8 million shares changing hands.

9 July 2026

Biotechnology·NASDAQ:VRAX·Stock Market

Nasdaq rises, but gains come from unexpected names

U.S. stocks gained late Thursday morning, with the Nasdaq ahead of the Dow. Buyers picked up chip-equipment and memory stocks, while top AI names traded weaker. Invesco QQQ Trust climbed 1.5%. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was up 0.6%, and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust rose 0.4%. NVIDIA dropped 1.0% and Microsoft lost 0.8%.

9 July 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:AMAT·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Arista faces another test as AI-networking rally gets attention

Arista Networks shares climbed Thursday, extending a rally after the cloud-networking stock topped its old 52-week high. Investors are still buying into companies linked to AI data centers.

9 July 2026

Industry Analysis·NYSE:ANET·Stock Market·Technology

PepsiCo’s Sales Beat Has One Big Problem: Americans Are Pulling Back

PepsiCo beat quarterly revenue expectations on Thursday, helped by international growth and newer zero-sugar, hydration and protein products, but weak North American demand kept pressure on the stock before the New York open.

9 July 2026

NYSE:PEP·Stock Market

Nasdaq Futures Rise on Chips, Traders Wary After Iran Shock

Nasdaq futures moved higher Thursday, lifted by gains in chip stocks. Dow futures slipped as IBM and Microsoft dropped, with traders also watching new U.S.-Iran fighting, choppy oil, and a Fed still talking tough on inflation.

9 July 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SBUX·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market·Technology

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 09.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 9, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT InterContinental Hotels Group Picks Up 40,000 Shares for Buyback, Eyes Cancellation July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC picked up 40,000 ordinary shares on July 9, 2026. The trade went through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. Shares changed hands at an average $162.43 each, as approved at the May 2025 AGM. The group plans to cancel these, which would bring shares outstanding down to 148.7 million, not counting 5.4 million in treasury. The buyback follows guidance from February 2026

9 July 2026

NYSE:CSL·NYSE:MLM·Stock Market

Transocean Stock Jumps 4% as Oil Shock, Insider Buy and $1 Billion Backlog Put RIG in Focus

Transocean Ltd. shares climbed more than 4% on Wednesday, outpacing a weaker broader market as oil-service stocks drew buyers after crude prices jumped and investors picked through fresh company filings. The stock closed at $5.23, up 4.18%, at 4 p.m. ET, according to the company’s quote page.

9 July 2026

Energy·NYSE:RIG·Oil Industry

Freshworks Stock Holds Around $10; Aug. 4 Looms Next

Freshworks Inc. dropped 2% on Wednesday, as the company scheduled its Q2 results for Aug. 4, updating investors on its AI push and cost cutting moves. Shares ended at $10.17, down from $10.38 Tuesday. The stock moved between $10.01 and $10.34 during the session.

9 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:FRSH·Stock Market

SRX Global Shares Surge on $3.07 NAV Disclosure, Special Dividend

SRX Global Inc. shares jumped late Wednesday, with the stock recently trading at $2.08, up around 54%. The move came after the company issued a preliminary net asset value of $3.07 per share and announced a one-time cash dividend earlier in the day. More than 50 million shares changed hands on NYSE American.

8 July 2026

Dividends·NASDAQ:EMJX·NYSEAMERICAN:SRX

Occidental Petroleum shares move as Evercore upgrade meets oil rally risk

Occidental Petroleum is getting snapped up as traders chase oil upside, but the move is less messy than the last few squeezes. The shares jumped 3.6% to $53.54 in afternoon action and hit a high at $54.88. Volume cleared 14 million. The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund gained 1.1%, trading at $55.25.

8 July 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:OXY·Oil Industry·Stock Market

American Airlines stock falls as fuel costs hit debt

Markets traded as normal. Nasdaq’s published holiday schedule for 2026 puts the Independence Day break on July 3, not July 8. NYSE says its regular session is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

8 July 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:AAL·Stock Market

Rivian $1.2B stock offer puts R2 momentum in focus even as deliveries rise

Rivian Automotive, Inc. started trading Wednesday after confusion over Nasdaq’s 2026 calendar was cleared. Nasdaq listed July 3 as the last U.S. exchange holiday, not July 8. The stock traded around $16.33 in late morning, moving between $15.46 and $16.34 so far. Volume was above 60 million shares. Traders saw no panic selling under the offer price, but no rally either.

8 July 2026

Electric Vehicles·NASDAQ:RIVN·Stock Market

NASA New Horizons wake-up spotlights deep-space comms gap still out of investor reach

NASA’s New Horizons mission is showing how far commercial space communications still have to go. The agency’s Near Space Network handles missions as far as 2 million km from Earth, but New Horizons is about 9.5 billion km out. That’s around 4,750 times farther than the edge of NASA’s current commercial network. The agency buys commercial direct-to-Earth and relay services only within that range.

8 July 2026

NASDAQ:VSAT·Space Exploration

Nvidia shares test 200-day as market eyes AI chip substitution

Nvidia doesn’t look like it’s trading as a broken AI stock. It’s acting like a packed favorite where investors are questioning the margin story. As of 06:35 EDT in New York, U.S. cash equities hadn’t opened yet. July 8 isn’t listed as a Nasdaq holiday and the main NYSE session is 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

8 July 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 08.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 8, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 9, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT ASX 200 dips as miners, gold stocks slide; STO, WDS climb on oil rally July 9, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. The ASX 200 slipped with mining and gold stocks under pressure, as the market stayed cautious. Santos Ltd (STO) and Woodside Petroleum (WDS) both jumped after oil prices surged. Higher crude prices usually lift energy stocks. The energy sector stayed strong, helping offset some of the weakness in the wider market on Tuesday. Evening Wrap: ASX 200 dips on sagging mining, gold stocks, but oil

8 July 2026

Stock Market

IREN slips after Anthropic buyout focuses attention on 2028 Australia plan

IREN Limited dropped in early afternoon trading Tuesday on the Nasdaq. But the main focus for investors was the company’s AI infrastructure timeline. The stock has been trading on expectations for AI growth. Reports suggest Anthropic is looking to buy in Australia on a quicker timeframe than IREN’s public power rollout.

7 July 2026

Energy Sector·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) drops $89 billion on Ford contract worries

Micron Technology, Inc. was active in Tuesday’s regular Nasdaq session. According to Nasdaq’s 2026 calendar, markets close for Independence Day on July 3, not July 7. Regular U.S. trading runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

7 July 2026

NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

CCH Holdings (NASDAQ:CCHH) shares climb after $50M data-centre contract announcement

CCH Holdings Ltd jumped 28% to $0.575 in early trading Tuesday after the restaurant operator out of Malaysia said its unit signed a three-year sales and service deal for data-centre infrastructure. Shares hit $0.811 at the session high. The stock closed at about $0.45 on Monday. Volume stood at 100.6 million shares as of 9:50 a.m. EDT.

7 July 2026

Data Centers·NASDAQ:CCHH·Stock Market·Technology

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Marcin Frąckiewicz

Rackspace’s AI run faces $150 million hurdle

American Airlines (AAL) Shares Bounce Back From Oil Drop, But Fuel Costs Stay High

Virax Biolabs (NASDAQ:VRAX) Soars 183% After Fosun Deal

Nasdaq rises, but gains come from unexpected names

Arista faces another test as AI-networking rally gets attention

PepsiCo’s Sales Beat Has One Big Problem: Americans Are Pulling Back

Nasdaq Futures Rise on Chips, Traders Wary After Iran Shock

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 09.07.2026

Transocean Stock Jumps 4% as Oil Shock, Insider Buy and $1 Billion Backlog Put RIG in Focus

Freshworks Stock Holds Around $10; Aug. 4 Looms Next

SRX Global Shares Surge on $3.07 NAV Disclosure, Special Dividend

Occidental Petroleum shares move as Evercore upgrade meets oil rally risk

American Airlines stock falls as fuel costs hit debt

Rivian $1.2B stock offer puts R2 momentum in focus even as deliveries rise

NASA New Horizons wake-up spotlights deep-space comms gap still out of investor reach

Nvidia shares test 200-day as market eyes AI chip substitution

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 08.07.2026

IREN slips after Anthropic buyout focuses attention on 2028 Australia plan

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) drops $89 billion on Ford contract worries

CCH Holdings (NASDAQ:CCHH) shares climb after $50M data-centre contract announcement

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