{
  "id": 5022792,
  "title": "IREN Climbs 4% as Co-CEO Says Debt and Prepayments Can Fund FY27 Capex, TeraWulf Slips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iren-climbs-4-as-co-ceo-says-debt-and-prepayments-can-fund-fy27-capex",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:47:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/iren-climbs-4-co-ceo-174735195.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IREN shares climbed 4% on Monday after co-founder and co-CEO Daniel Roberts stated that the AI cloud company's fiscal 2027 capital expenditures plan does not require a large equity raise. The stock surged 21% over the past month, while peer TeraWulf dipped 2% and another company, Cipher Mining, showed no movement. The divergence in stock performance reflects investor confidence in IREN's funding strategy and delivery timelines rather than a sector-wide trend. IREN's net loss expanded 176% to $684 million in the latest quarter, but AI Cloud revenue doubled to $71 million, with $4 billion in contracted annual recurring revenue. Roberts explained that customer prepayments cover approximately half of GPU capital expenditures, with lenders covering the remaining 90%, eliminating the need for a significant equity raise. The company entered 2027 with $14 billion in cash, committed GPU financing, and customer prepayments, aiming for an additional $8 billion through GPU financing and prepayments.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}