IREN shares rise 5% as AI cloud push meets big tech challenge
IREN surged 5.40% to $59.77 as investors focus on whether its $9.7B Microsoft and $3.4B Nvidia AI-cloud contracts—funded by a $3.65B investment-grade GPU facility—will translate into recognized revenue fast enough, with the next catalyst being on-schedule GPU deployment and AI Cloud revenue at Childress; delays or missed targets remain key risks.