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A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after benchmark Treasury yields and surging crude oil prices stoked renewed concerns over inflation and balance sheet stability. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to about 4.79%, a 20-month high, as U.S.-Iran hostilities lifted energy prices, according to CNBC. Bloomberg noted that elevated oil prices are fanning inflation concerns and weighing on bonds and risk assets on fears the Fed may need to tighten. A steeper long end can deepen mark-to-

Earlier this month, Rocket Companies’ Redfin resolved a Federal Trade Commission and multi-state investigation into its multifamily rental-listing agreement with Zillow, preserving the partnership through at least 2030 and lifting prior competitive restrictions. The settlement allows Redfin to restart its own rental advertising business while still receiving listings and payments from Zillow, reshaping Rocket’s rentals-focused revenue opportunities. We’ll now examine how Redfin’s renewed...

The company had entered a syndication agreement with Zillow in 2025 that prompted the FTC’s antitrust complaint.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a group of states announced a settlement with Zillow, ending claims the online real ‌estate platform illegally paid Rocket Companies' Redfin $100 million to stop competing in apartment ‌rental listings. The settlement ends the agreement for Redfin to stop competing. Redfin agreed to rebuild its rental advertising business within six months, according to the FTC.

The Federal Reserve has not touched interest rates in over seven months, yet mortgage rates just climbed to their highest level in years. Understanding why exposes a flaw in how most borrowers think about the connection between the Fed and their monthly payment.

Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their bets on Thursday, sending some of the market's biggest names in opposite directions as geopolitical tensions and inflation crosscurrents cloud the outlook. Find out which stocks got upgraded, downgraded, or newly covered today.

Zillow Group (Z, ZG) and Rocket Companies' (RKT) Redfin are headed to trial in August in the Federal