And we are halfway through 2023.

It's the best first half for the Nasdaq in 40 years.

Best for the S&P and 4.

Stocks ending today higher as well.

As you just heard Scott mention

Apple closing above three trillion dollars in market cap

for the first time ever.

That's the scorecard on Wall Street.

But the action is just getting started.

Welcome to Closing Bell overtime.

I'm Morgan Brennan.

John Fort is off today.

Coming up this hour, we're on watch

for breaking news out of the country's biggest banks

as they lay out their capital plans

after passing the Fed's stress tests earlier this week.

Plus, we'll talk exclusively with Andrual and Oculus founder Palmer Lucky about

Andrul's acquisition this week in the defense space.

And we are awaiting President Biden right now.

Remarks on the Supreme Court's student loan forgiveness decision.

You can see right there on your screen.

Any moment now, we're going to bring you there as soon as it begins, but let's get straight to our market panel as we close out a strong first half, particularly for the NASDAQ.

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