Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) increased the size of its equity capital raise to $84.75 billion from the previously announced $80 billion, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
The offering includes a pledge by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) to invest $10 billion in the tech giant in a private placement, the filing said.
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Klarna (KLAR) said Wednesday it is collaborating with Ulta Beauty (ULTA) to offer flexible payment options for customers on Ulta.com and the Ulta Beauty app.Ulta Beauty shoppers will be able to pay in full, split purchases into four interest-free installments, or use longer-term financing, the company said.Klarna shares were 4.3% lower in Wednesday trading, while Ulta Beauty was off by more than 5%.Price: $16.73, Change: $-0.78, Percent Change: -4.45%
Genasys (GNSS) said Wednesday that it has established a collaboration with Intterra to create a mutual link between their respective emergency notification systems.The technical connection permits public safety departments to issue evacuation alerts directly into the newly launched California state emergency application, Genasys said.Intterra plans to roll out the software model throughout the country to offer standardized access to official crisis updates, Genasys said.Price: $2.09, Change: $+0.06, Percent Change: +2.96%
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), or Volaris, said Wednesday that its passenger demand, measured as revenue passenger miles, increased 4.9% from last year to 2.56 billion in May.Capacity for the month, measured as available seat miles, decreased 0.4% from a year earlier to 2.97 billion, the company said.Consolidated load factor increased 4.3 percentage points from a year earlier to 86.2% in May, Volaris said, adding it transported about 2.7 million passengers in May, up from 2.5 million passengers a year earlier.Shares of Volaris were down more than 1% in early trading Wednesday.Price: $7.73, Change: $-0.09, Percent Change: -1.15%