IREN Shares Gain 3.8% After Microsoft Partnership Eases Risk on 30-Fold AI Revenue Increase

IREN Shares Gain 3.8% After Microsoft Partnership Eases Risk on 30-Fold AI Revenue Increase

Shares of IREN Limited advanced 3.8% in premarket trade on Monday after Microsoft Corporation gave acceptance for the initial site linked to their $9.7 billion cloud agreement. This milestone transitions a significant segment of IREN’s largest development from the building phase to customer acceptance.
Broadcom Faces $370 Billion Financing Challenge as $30 Billion AI Orders Arrive

Broadcom Faces $370 Billion Financing Challenge as $30 Billion AI Orders Arrive

Broadcom Inc. starts the new week facing a key challenge to its AI valuation: demand now exceeds shipments, but fulfilling this backlog is growing reliant on external financing. Shares dropped 5.94% on Friday, as the S&P 500 edged down 0.17%.

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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 18.08.2026

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 18.08.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: August 18, 2026, 3:42 AM EDTUpdated: August 18, 2026, 3:42 AM EDT Glencore’s planned ASX listing could put it into major Australian indices within months August 18, 2026, 2:40 AM EDT. Glencore’s planned October secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange is drawing strong institutional interest, with analysts saying the miner could enter major local indices within about six months. The company wants access to Australia’s deep pool of institutional capital to fund copper growth and potentially support large-scale M&A, while CEO Gary Nagle has said ASX 200 inclusion could come within 12 months. Coal-focused ESG screens
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