Rocket Companies, Inc. Class A Common Stock (RKT)

Mid-cap stocks surged in the past week, including CORT, COOP, and CRWV. GOOG may rent AI servers from CRWV. PRGS and LOAR reported strong results.

Top performing large-cap stocks last week: RKT (+14.10%), DG (+7.71%), MOH (+6.47%), PPC (+5.38%), NVR (+4.69%), ROST (+4.46%), MCK (+4.44%), TJX (+4.20%), CNC (+4.11%), UNH (+4.05%), AMT (+4.02%)

Wall Street sees worst week for U.S. equities since March 2020 as selloff continues, fueled by fears of global trade war and inflation risks.

Wall Street extends gains on Wednesday, as investors remain resilient in their risk appetite despite the looming announcement of sweeping trade tariffs by President Donald Trump.

Deutsche Bank expects the deal to provide a 38% EPS accretion to Rocket's 2027 results.

Rocket Companies to Acquire Mr. Cooper in a $9.4B Deal – The acquisition will expand Rocket's mortgage servicing portfolio beyond $2.1 trillion, covering nearly 10 million customers. The move aims to enhance client retention, boost operational efficiency, and generate $500 million in annual synergies.

Rocket Companies will acquire Mr. Cooper in an all-stock transaction for $9.4 billion on the heels of Rocket's $1.75 billion acquisition of online real estate broker Redfin.

Under the deal terms, Mr. Cooper shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 11 Rocket shares for each share of Mr. Cooper common stock.

Could acquiring a major brokerage make the leading mortgage company into an all-in-one real estate player?

Redfin stock is trading approximately 12% below the Rocket's offer price. Meanwhile, Zillow must compete with "well-capitalized competitors."

Warren Buffett is in talks to sell its real estate business to Compass Real Estate. Experts view this as a bet against the U.S. home prices.

Deals are back! Rocket Companies sees a fixer-upper with Redfin and ServiceNow steps into the agentic AI era with Moveworks.

Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage, HomeServices of America, is considering a deal with Compass, potentially consolidating the home-buying sector.

Redfin is being acquired, but the real beneficiary may be Zillow.

As bad as the last few weeks of trading have been, today was worse. We saw the Volatility Index (VIX), which had been historically calm until a couple of weeks ago, rise to its highest level since back in August.