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In One Chart: Stock-market investors close books on a wild first-half rally. Here’s how it stacks up.

2023 has been a great year for stocks and a number of other markets, but the number of winners narrows if you run the tape back to the beginning of last year.

: The unexpected group the Supreme Court’s student-loan decision impacts

About 3.5 million Americans 60 and older have student debt

: Supreme Court knocks down Biden’s student-debt forgiveness plan

The White House had estimated the initiative would affect more than 40 million student loan borrowers.

: I earned $1,377.26 using Rakuten — here’s how you can do the same

Cash-back apps like Rakuten, RetailMeNot, Ibotta and Capital One Shopping can offer an easy way to rack up rebates on purchases.

: Bausch + Lomb to buy ‘dry eye’ treatment from Novartis in a $2.5 billion deal

Bausch + Lomb's stock leapt Friday, after the eye-health products company announced a $2.5 billion deal to buy Novartis' "dry eye" treatment Xiidra.

Economic Report: U.S. consumer sentiment climbs to 4-month high on slower inflation and end of debt-ceiling fight

The final reading of a U.S. consumer sentiment survey rose in June to a four-month high due to easing inflation and the end of a fight over the U.S. debt ceiling.

: 80% of newlyweds wish they could redo their wedding registry to include this gift

Recently married couples say they feel compelled to register for traditional gifts like dishes and appliances, but they would prefer this gift instead.

The Ratings Game: Virgin Galactic hits milestone, but full ramp of commercial operations still ‘years away,’ analyst says

Virgin Galactic’s Galactic 01 mission transported three crew members from the Italian air force and the National Research Council of Italy into space Thursday.

Earnings Results: Constellation Brands earnings top estimates as beer sales rise 11%. The stock is still down.

The distributor of Modelo Especial, which recently became bestselling beer in the U.S., beat estimates for its fiscal first quarter but the stock still fell.

Metals Stocks: Gold falls for 4th day, on track to finish first half at lowest since March

Gold prices fell for a fourth straight session on Friday as the yellow metal looked set to finish what has been a painful quarter at its lowest level in more than three months.

Futures Movers: Oil steady Friday but global oil benchmark set for fourth straight quarterly drop

Oil futures were flat to slightly lower Friday, headed for a monthly gain but another round of quarterly losses as June comes to a close, with crude remaining shadowed by worries over the economic outlook.

: BlackRock launches its first ‘buffer’ ETFs for stock-market investors worried about a potential fall

BlackRock is launching its first "buffer" exchange-traded funds, which are designed to give investors some downside protection in the U.S. stock market.
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