Reported Childress delays pushed back Microsoft spending
Company: IREN
The claim, verbatim
The Information reported, citing unnamed sources, that IREN faced delays at its Childress, Texas data center site, leading Microsoft to delay spending slated for the September quarter; it is unclear how much IREN's delay contributed to Microsoft's roughly $5 billion capex shortfall.
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IREN Stock Drops After Report Says It’s Behind Microsoft’s AI Spending Delay, As Investors Turn To Earnings - Stocktwits (-, news_article)
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Quote: “IREN faced delays at the Childress, Texas data center site, leading Microsoft to delay spending it had slated for the September quarter.”
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confirms IREN Stock Drops After Report Says It’s Behind Microsoft’s AI Spending Delay, As Investors Turn To Earnings - Stocktwits
Quote: “IREN faced delays at the Childress, Texas data center site, leading Microsoft to delay spending it had slated for the September quarter.”
confirms IREN Sinks 9% After Report Links It to Microsoft’s AI Spending Delay; Nebius Tumbles 11%, CoreWeave Slides 7% - Yahoo Finance
Quote: “A report citing unnamed sources said on November 4 that delays at IREN's Childress site led Microsoft to push back capital expenditures (capex) it had planned for the September quarter.”