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Detroit-based Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, saw its strategy of investing in technology and expanding its servicing portfolio start to pay off in the third quarter of 2024. It originated $28.5 billion in loans during the period — up 28% year over year. Short-lived relief in mortgage rates led to a double-digit increase in mortgage production and gains in market share during the period, executives said. But the company delivered a GAAP net loss of $481 million from July through September, a figure that was driven by a loss of $878.3 million in the fair value of its…

Last year, Ellie Furuya got married at a luxury resort in Phuket, Thailand.Furuya says she would do a few things differently if she could go back.She wishes they had fully embraced the local cuisine and planned a post-wedding flower donation. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Ellie Furuya, 32, is a Hong…

America’s aviation regulator has suspended flights by US carriers to Haiti for at least 30 days after three gun attacks in a day on planes departing from the Caribbean nation.Aircraft from JetBlue, Spirit and American Airlines were all hit by bullets on Monday after flying to the capital, Port-au-Prince.In the attack on the Spirit plane, a flight attendant suffered minor injuries but no passengers were hurt.On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice to Air Missions (Notam) banning flights because of “safety-of-flight risks associated with ongoing security instability”.US flights are now not allowed within 10,000ft (3,048m) of the…

ELISABETH MOSS as Jane. Hulu The Handmaid’s Tale is almost back — and Hulu just released the first official look at the sixth and final season. Stills from the upcoming season were released on Tuesday, November 12, and one showed June (Elisabeth Moss) smiling at the camera, which parallels the smirk she gave during the season 5 finale. The season came to an end with June and Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) running into each other on the same train of Gilead refugees headed to Vancouver before trying to settle in Hawaii. “It’s actually a pretty positive ending for the show and…

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where a six-year battle against shadow-causing development proposals, has finally been settled. Photo: Victoria Lipov/Shutterstock After a yearslong battle and many, many development proposals, there will be sunlight at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and at least some new affordable housing in Crown Heights. The Botanic Garden and Ian Bruce Eichner, the CEO of Continuum Companies, have reached a deal that will protect the garden’s greenhouses from shadows and allow the developer’s Franklin Avenue project to finally move forward, according to the Botanic Garden. The terms agreed to by both parties will allow Continuum to build a…

Shares of Amgen fell more than 7% Tuesday as analysts chewed over bone density loss data from an early-stage trial on its experimental weight loss injection, MariTide.One analyst said the additional data suggests a new potential safety risk tied to the drug. But others said the share move was an overreaction, and that more data on a larger group of patients is needed.Amgen did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the data The drug is a promising potential competitor in the weight loss drug market. It is designed to be taken monthly, rather than once a week like…

Prosecutors sought 17 years imprisonment for ‘significant’ violations of the Espionage Act.Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, has been jailed for 15 years for leaking classified documents about the war in Ukraine and other military secrets. A federal judge in Boston, United States, on Tuesday sentenced the 22-year-old after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to six counts of wilful retention and transmission of national defence information under the Espionage Act. Prosecutors had argued for a 17-year sentence for Teixeira, saying he “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American…

Play video content X / @fortunemagazine Tom Brady got candid about his personal life on Tuesday … openly admitting to a room full of strangers that he has not been the world’s greatest father to his three kids. The former NFL superstar made the revelation while speaking on a panel at the 2024 Fortune Global Forum in New York City. Brady was asked how he’s able to motivate his 17-year-old son, Jack — who he shares with Bridget Moynahan — and his other young son and daughter, Benjamin and Vivian — who he shares with Gisele Bündchen — and he…

Compass Resort aims to provide referrals, collaboration and other resources to agents who work with clients focused on vacation properties and secondary homes. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Compass this week announced that it is debuting a new network to connect agents who work with people buying secondary properties and vacation homes. The company calls the…

Apple reportedly plans to launch an AI-powered wall-mounted tablet as early as March.The device, code-named J490, aims to compete in the smart home market, Bloomberg reported.It could feature Apple Intelligence, FaceTime, and control home appliances. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Apple could reportedly add a new AI-powered wall-mounted tablet to its…