IREN's AI Cloud Business Is Surging. Can the Economics Keep Up?

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IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) has major AI contracts, enormous power capacity, and growing cloud revenue. Now investors need evidence that this expansion can generate durable cash flow after accounting for financing, depreciation, capital spending, and dilution.

Stock prices used were the market prices of Sept. 22, 2026. The video was published on Oct. 6, 2026.

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