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Data Centers News 7 January 2026 - 11 January 2026

Digital Realty stock rebounds despite BofA downgrade as data center stocks brace for CPI, Fed

Digital Realty stock rebounds despite BofA downgrade as data center stocks brace for CPI, Fed

Digital Realty Trust rose 3.7% to $158.55 Friday, rebounding after Bank of America downgraded the stock and cut its price target to $170. The company’s shares tracked a broader rally in data center REITs as the S&P 500 closed at a record high. Most analysts still rate Digital Realty a buy, with a median target of $195. Investors await the company’s Q4 earnings report next week.
10 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock jumps again as AI data-center demand and hyperscaler talks drive the tape

Applied Digital stock jumps again as AI data-center demand and hyperscaler talks drive the tape

Applied Digital shares rose 18% to $37.68 in after-hours trading Friday after reporting fiscal Q2 revenue of $126.6 million, beating estimates. The company announced new leases totaling 600 MW, including a $5 billion, 200 MW deal at its Polaris Forge 2 campus. Cash stood at $1.91 billion as of Nov. 30, with $2.59 billion in long-term debt. Net loss for the quarter was $19.1 million.
9 January 2026
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Vistra stock jumps as Meta locks in 20-year nuclear power deal for AI data centers

Vistra stock jumps as Meta locks in 20-year nuclear power deal for AI data centers

Vistra shares rose 11% to $167.11 by midday Friday after Meta signed 20-year nuclear power purchase agreements for 2,609 MW, with deliveries starting in late 2026. The deals cover Vistra’s Perry, Davis-Besse, and Beaver Valley plants. Investors focused on capital spending for upgrades and license extensions. Meta aims to secure power for its Ohio data center and future AI operations.
9 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps again as $2.65B AEP fuel-cell order keeps Wyoming data-center trade in focus

Bloom Energy stock jumps again as $2.65B AEP fuel-cell order keeps Wyoming data-center trade in focus

Bloom Energy shares rose 3.6% to $126.23 Friday after American Electric Power disclosed a $2.65 billion fuel-cell purchase agreement and 20-year offtake deal for a Wyoming facility. Laramie County approved a massive AI data center and 2.7 GW power buildout using Bloom’s fuel cells. Tallgrass estimates the energy infrastructure alone at $7 billion, with total project costs potentially reaching $50 billion.
9 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps again as hyperscaler AI data-center deals come into focus

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps again as hyperscaler AI data-center deals come into focus

Applied Digital shares jumped 12% Friday morning, trading at $35.69 after reporting $126.6 million in quarterly revenue, beating forecasts. The company said it signed leases with two hyperscalers for 600 MW of power and $16 billion in prospective lease revenue at its North Dakota campuses. CoreWeave paid $85 million for fit-out and rent. Applied Digital posted a $31.2 million net loss for the quarter.
9 January 2026
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Meta stock ticks up as nuclear power deals aim to fuel AI data centers

Meta stock ticks up as nuclear power deals aim to fuel AI data centers

Meta shares rose 0.1% after announcing three nuclear power deals to supply its AI data centers. Vistra jumped 14.6% and Oklo gained 15.8% on news of long-term contracts and Meta’s funding for new reactors. The agreements could support up to 6.6 GW of clean energy by 2035. Investors are watching permitting timelines and Meta’s next earnings for capex details.
9 January 2026
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Oklo stock jumps as Meta backs 1.2-GW Ohio nuclear campus to power AI data centers

Oklo stock jumps as Meta backs 1.2-GW Ohio nuclear campus to power AI data centers

Oklo shares surged nearly 20% premarket after Meta agreed to back its 1.2-gigawatt nuclear project in Ohio and signed 20-year power deals with Vistra. Meta will prepay for electricity and help fund Oklo’s Aurora reactors. Oklo disclosed plans to sell up to $1.5 billion in stock, raising dilution concerns. The company remains pre-revenue and burned $62.2 million in cash over the past year.
9 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after earnings beat as AI data-center lease talks stay in focus

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after earnings beat as AI data-center lease talks stay in focus

Applied Digital shares climbed 8% to $31.94 in after-hours trading Thursday after quarterly revenue beat estimates, reaching $126.6 million. The company highlighted new long-term leases for AI data centers and said its Polaris Forge 1 site delivered 100 megawatts on schedule. Cash and equivalents totaled $1.91 billion as of Nov. 30, with $2.59 billion in long-term debt. Investors await further lease conversions and Friday’s U.S. jobs report.
9 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock jumps as AI data center revenue tops estimates and new hyperscaler talks surface

Applied Digital stock jumps as AI data center revenue tops estimates and new hyperscaler talks surface

Applied Digital shares jumped 8.2% to $31.99 after quarterly revenue hit $126.6 million, beating estimates by nearly $39 million. The company reported its North Dakota Polaris Forge 1 campus is now operational, securing major leases and boosting total leased capacity in the state to 600 MW. Applied ended the quarter with $2.3 billion in cash and $2.6 billion in debt.
8 January 2026
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IREN stock jumps nearly 8% as AI data-center trade returns; earnings are the next test

IREN stock jumps nearly 8% as AI data-center trade returns; earnings are the next test

IREN shares jumped 7.7% to $46.99 in Thursday afternoon trading, tracking gains in data-center stocks after Applied Digital announced talks with a major cloud customer. IREN operates U.S. and Canadian data centers for bitcoin mining and AI compute, with about 1,896 Nvidia GPUs. Its $9.7 billion, five-year GPU cloud deal with Microsoft includes strict delivery terms. Next results are expected in February, with focus on GPU rollout and funding.
8 January 2026
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Why IREN stock is rising today: AI data-center optimism lifts the bitcoin miner-turned-cloud play

Why IREN stock is rising today: AI data-center optimism lifts the bitcoin miner-turned-cloud play

IREN shares jumped 4.3% to $45.49 Thursday morning, rebounding after two days of losses. The move followed Applied Digital’s stronger-than-expected revenue report, which lifted other AI data-center stocks. IREN operates renewable-powered data centers for bitcoin mining and AI computing. The stock remains volatile amid concerns over valuation and execution risks.
8 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

Applied Digital reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $126.6 million, up 250% from a year earlier and above Wall Street estimates, sending shares up 7% in after-hours trading. The company signed leases with two hyperscalers in North Dakota and is in advanced talks with another. Net loss narrowed to $31.2 million. Applied Digital completed a $2.35 billion private note offering to fund expansion.
8 January 2026
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APLD stock slips premarket after Applied Digital’s Q2 results, AI data-center buildout in focus

APLD stock slips premarket after Applied Digital’s Q2 results, AI data-center buildout in focus

Applied Digital shares dropped 2% to $29.56 in premarket trading Thursday after reporting a quarterly net loss of $31.2 million despite a 250% revenue surge to $126.6 million. Most revenue came from tenant fit-out work and early lease income at its North Dakota data center. The company disclosed $2.35 billion in new debt and plans to spin out its cloud unit with EKSO Bionics.
8 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after revenue beat as AI data-center leases pile up

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after revenue beat as AI data-center leases pile up

Applied Digital reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $126.6 million, beating Wall Street’s $88 million estimate, sending shares up about 7% after hours Wednesday. Revenue rose 250% from a year earlier, with net loss narrowing to $31.2 million. The company said total leased data center capacity reached 600 MW. Applied Digital plans to spin out its cloud business and merge it with Ekso Bionics in a deal expected to close in the first half of 2026.
8 January 2026
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Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides 6% after Nvidia’s “no water chillers” line jolts data-center cooling trade

Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides 6% after Nvidia’s “no water chillers” line jolts data-center cooling trade

Johnson Controls shares fell 6.2% to $113.95 after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said new chips could sharply reduce data-center cooling needs. Trane dropped 2.5% and Carrier slipped 0.5%. Barclays estimates data centers are a low-double-digit share of Johnson Controls’ sales. Investors now await CES updates, U.S. jobs data, and Johnson Controls’ Feb. 4 results.
7 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Xero share price (ASX:XRO) ends lower as tech rout grinds on; what investors watch next week

Xero share price (ASX:XRO) ends lower as tech rout grinds on; what investors watch next week

8 February 2026
Xero closed Friday down 0.4% at A$81.76, near last week’s low, as software stocks slumped. The S&P/ASX 200 Tech Index was set to end the week down about 12%, hitting levels last seen in December 2023. Global tech shares also fell, with nearly $1 trillion in value erased from U.S. software stocks since Jan. 28. Investors await fresh rate and inflation signals next week.
Huntington Bank taps ex-BNY risk boss Senthil Kumar as new chief risk officer

Huntington Bank taps ex-BNY risk boss Senthil Kumar as new chief risk officer

8 February 2026
Huntington Bank named Senthil Kumar chief risk officer, effective Feb. 16, as it enters a stricter regulatory category after closing its Cadence Bank merger on Feb. 2. Kumar replaces Helga Houston, who becomes senior executive adviser March 1. The merger brings Huntington’s assets to about $279 billion, triggering tougher oversight. No branch closures are planned before a mid-2026 systems conversion.
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