IREN stock climbs in premarket as Bernstein backs the AI-cloud miner with U.S. jobs data due
New York, Jan 9, 2026, 07:44 ET — Premarket IREN Limited (IREN.O) climbed 4.7% in Friday premarket trading to $45.68, coming off a Thursday close of roughly $43.63. The AI cloud and bitcoin miner has become a quick-read gauge for hot money: half crypto stand-in, half wager on limited data-center electricity and chips. It matters right now because both sides lean on the same driver — risk appetite — and that can reverse in a hurry. Friday’s U.S. payrolls report at 8:30 a.m. ET will be the next near-term check on that appetite, since shifting rate expectations and the dollar