Photo Christopher Miller, left, and Philip Lord were let go from the production of a new “Star Wars” spinoff because of artistic differences with the movie studio Lucasfilm. Credit Scott Roth/Invision, via Associated Press The hotly anticipated new Han Solo movie — a “Star Wars” spinoff centered on the life …

Mike Coppola | Getty Images Co-founder of Uber Travis Kalanick attends an Oscar party on February 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. The ouster of Travis Kalanick may signal that Silicon Valley must rethink its love affairs with tech founders, Uber investor Steve Vassallo said Wednesday. “There’s a strong gravitational …

Photo Kaitlyn Gilliland and Matthew Dibble in Twyla Tharp’s “Beethoven Opus 130” at the Joyce in 2016. Ms. Tharp’s latest dance, “Dylan Love Songs,” will have its premiere at the Joyce in September. Credit Caitlin Ochs for The New York Times Twyla Tharp, who set Bob Dylan’s music to dance …

Sergei Karpukhin | Reuters Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds a glass during a ceremony of receiving diplomatic credentials from foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 9, 2016. Russia’s deputy foreign minister says he has cancelled upcoming talks with the U.S. undersecretary of state over a new round …

The low volatility that’s frustrated traders gives longer-term investors all the more reason to buy stocks, Goldman Sachs portfolio strategists said. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) briefly fell earlier this month to its lowest in more than 23 years, while the S&P 500 has only closed at least 1 percent …

Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy signage at the company’s headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. Etsy, the online market for handmade, vintage and craft items, will cut 15 percent of its workforce. It’s the second wave of job cuts. Combined …

Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeh Johnson, former secretary of Homeland Security (DHS). Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is set to testify at a House intelligence committee hearing as the panel presses ahead with its investigation of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. Johnson is scheduled …

Getty Images A real estate agent, left, shows a home for sale to a prospective buyer in Miami, Florida. U.S. home resales unexpectedly rose in May to the third highest monthly level in a decade and a chronic inventory shortage pushed the median home price to an all-time high. The …

Ng Han Guan | AP Investors wait for the start of the afternoon trading at a brokerage in Beijing, China, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Global stock benchmark provider MSCI has made a long-awaited decision to add mainland China-listed shares to its widely followed stock indexes. After years of waiting, MSCI …

Getty Images Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and and his fiancee, Alisha Kramer, exit after he gave a concession speech speak during his election night party being held at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Hotel after returns show him losing the race for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District on June 20, 2017 …