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Australian data center operator NextDC shares fall after cutting earnings forecast

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Shares of Australian data centre operator NextDC fell sharply on 21 October after the company cut its earnings forecast. CNBC and the Financial Times put the drop at about 40 and 44 percent. NextDC cited delays to its power supply in Melbourne, and The Guardian reports that a pause in building new 22-metre power poles followed community protest there. Bloomberg reports the drop was the biggest since the company listed in 2010 and that the shares later rebounded.

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NextDC cut its earnings forecast, which the company attributed to power supply delays and community opposition at its Melbourne site.
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The Guardian, Bloomberg
Center
CNBC
Shares fell by roughly 40 to 44 percent on 21 October.
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CNBC, Financial Times
The drop was the biggest since the company listed in 2010, and the shares later rebounded.
One outletBloomberg· Left
Construction of new 22-metre power poles at the M3 site in Melbourne is paused after community protest.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
Nvidia is reported to be in talks over injecting capital into Firmus after Firmus’s failed IPO.
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Every side reports that NextDC cut its earnings forecast and that its shares fell sharply on 21 October. Center outlets quantify the drop at 40 to 44 percent and stress the profit warning, while left outlets focus on community opposition to power poles and the delayed Melbourne expansion.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines lead with the share dive and tie it to the Melbourne expansion delay or community protest, with The Guardian naming objections to 22-metre power poles.
Australia’s largest datacentre operator NextDCs shares dive as Melbourne expansion delayed
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
Center headlines report the share fall in percentages and frame it as a profit warning, with the Financial Times adding sector context on Nvidia talks over Firmus.
Australian data center operator NextDC's shares plunge 40% after it Loaded verb“slashes”The verb dramatizes a routine cut in guidance, where cuts or lowers describes the same action without emphasis.More neutral: cutsDisagree with this highlight? earnings forecast
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slashesMore neutral: cuts
The verb dramatizes a routine cut in guidance, where cuts or lowers describes the same action without emphasis.
Australian data center operator NextDC's shares plunge 40% after it slashes earnings forecast
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Community objections to power poles
Melbourne expansion delayed
Share price dive

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BloombergLeft
Nextdc Claws Back Losses after Profit Warning Prompts Plunge
Nextdc Ltd. shares rebounded after a profit warning over protests at one of its sites triggered the biggest drop since the company listed in 2010.
59 min agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
The GuardianLeft
Australia’s largest datacentre operator NextDCs shares dive as Melbourne expansion delayed
NextDC has told investors that its plans to double the size of its west Melbourne datacentre has hit an obstacle in community objections to 22m high power poles Australia’s largest datacentre operator has been forced to delay the controversial expansion of its M3 site in …
20 hr agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

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Share price fall of 40 to 44 percent
Profit warning
Sector woes and Nvidia-Firmus talks

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Financial TimesCenter
Australian data centre group falls 44% on profit warning
NextDC plunge adds to sector woes as Nvidia holds talks over injecting capital into Firmus after failed IPO
23 hr agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
CNBCCenter
Australian data center operator NextDC's shares plunge 40% after it Loaded verb“slashes”The verb dramatizes a routine cut in guidance, where cuts or lowers describes the same action without emphasis.More neutral: cutsDisagree with this highlight? earnings forecast
The company cited power supply delays at its Melbourne facility amid local community and stakeholder opposition for lowering earnings forecast.
23 hr agoRead at CNBC (opens in a new tab)

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3 hr 14 min later
Its first report, Oct 21, 12:58 AM EDT
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First to report
CNBC, Oct 20, 9:44 PM EDT
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CNBCCenterOct 20, 9:44 PM EDT
Financial TimesCenterOct 20, 10:00 PM EDT
The GuardianLeftOct 21, 12:58 AM EDT
BloombergLeftOct 21, 8:44 PM EDT

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Australian data center operator NextDC shares fall after cutting earnings forecast

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Nextdc Claws Back Losses after Profit Warning Prompts Plunge

Australia’s largest datacentre operator NextDCs shares dive as Melbourne expansion delayed

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Australian data centre group falls 44% on profit warning

Australian data center operator NextDC's shares plunge 40% after it Loaded verb“slashes”The verb dramatizes a routine cut in guidance, where cuts or lowers describes the same action without emphasis.More neutral: cutsDisagree with this highlight? earnings forecast

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From the left

Nextdc Claws Back Losses after Profit Warning Prompts Plunge

Australia’s largest datacentre operator NextDCs shares dive as Melbourne expansion delayed

From the center

Australian data centre group falls 44% on profit warning

Australian data center operator NextDC's shares plunge 40% after it slashesLoaded verb“slashes”The verb dramatizes a routine cut in guidance, where cuts or lowers describes the same action without emphasis.More neutral: cutsDisagree with this highlight? earnings forecast

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Australian data center operator NextDC's shares plunge 40% after it Loaded verb“slashes”The verb dramatizes a routine cut in guidance, where cuts or lowers describes the same action without emphasis.More neutral: cutsDisagree with this highlight? earnings forecast