A first half for the record books | Trump-Xi cliffhanger | End of an era at Apple?

Stocks just posted their best first half in more than 20 years. The direction of the second half could be determined in its first week.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, JUN 28, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF FRI, JUN 28, 2019 • 04:00 ET DJIA 26587.11 +0.23% +60.53 S&P 500 2940.73 +0.54% +15.81 NASDAQ 8006.24 +0.48% +38.49   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG CSCO 54.63 -1.10 -1.97% PFE 43.33 -0.10 -0.23% AAPL 198.01 -1.73 -0.87% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG BAC 29.00 +0.79 +2.80% MU 38.59 +0.52 +1.37% AMD 30.37 -0.37 -1.20% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG MU 38.59 +0.52 +1.37% AMD 30.37 -0.37 -1.20% CSCO 54.62 -1.11 -1.99% EDITOR'S NOTE Stocks just posted their best first half in more than 20 years. The direction of the second half could be determined in its first week.  Over the weekend is the big trade meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi at the G-20 summit. Wall Street's expectations are low, Michael Bloom reports. So a cease-fire in which the U.S. agrees to hold off on additional tariffs and restart talks but keep current tariffs could be enough to get a relief rally. The names below will be the ones to watch on Monday, Yun Li reports. According to Goldman Sachs, these U.S. companies have the highest revenue exposure to China. And then once the G-20 is over, traders will turn their sights to next Friday's jobs report. As Patti Domm notes, economists expect 158,000 jobs were created in June, up from a disappointing 75,000 in May.  Ironically, traders may want a number weaker than that, giving the Federal Reserve the greenlight to cut rates more aggressively (50 basis points?) at its meeting later next month. The ideal scenario for Wall Street next week would be a trade truce, followed by a tepid jobs report that allows the Fed to step in, but one that doesn't indicate a deeper economic slowdown than just a soft patch. John Melloy | CNBC Investing Editor @JohnMelloy TOP NEWS  Stocks rise and post best first half in two decades Trump might not need to hear much to strike a truce with China: Senior official Apple moves its Mac Pro production from the US to China Here are the Democrats who gained and lost the most in the first 2020 presidential primary debate Jony Ive's departure marks the end of the hardware era at Apple Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can terminate Obama-era DACA program Trump doesn't want to protect other countries' oil tankers — that could be a big problem What you need to know about Saturday's highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting As Facebook cracks down on fake political ads, businesses are getting caught in the crossfire Trump tells Putin: Don't meddle in US elections     TOP VIDEO TheRealReal CEO: 'We have a path to profitability'   SPECIAL REPORTS This chip stock is set to surge in the next month, technical analyst says Retail gets wrecked, but two stocks could see revival   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS