Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walk from the Oval Office to the Residence of the White House in Washington, U.S. February 13, 2017. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shot back at Boeing on Monday, saying his country will not purchase any of …

Photo Miah Persson, live onstage, and Roderick Williams, in film, in “Blank Out,” by Michel van der Aa, who has become known for combining traditional opera and high-tech elements. Credit Marco Borggreve AMSTERDAM — As a boy soprano in the youth opera company that his parents ran in their small …

Lucas Jackson | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks during a session on reforming the United Nations at U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 18, 2017. President Donald Trump wants the 193-country United Nations to trim its bureaucracy and cut costs while sharpening the focus of its work around the world. …

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2017, in New York. Trump and Netanyahu also said they …

Photo Meredith Monk in a 2016 photo. She was named the winner of the Gish Prize. Credit Krista Schlueter for The New York Times The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most generous arts honors in the United States, has been awarded to the singer, composer and multidisciplinary …

Getty Images The new iPhone 8, iPhone X and iPhone 8S are displayed during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on the Apple Park campus on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple’s smartwatch and iPhone announcements last week set off a wave of excitement among consumers …

For the true story on the U.S. economy, small-cap stocks’ sluggish performance may be a better guide, according to Jefferies. Stocks with small market capitalizations reported a 0.5 percent drop in earnings per share in the second quarter, versus 9.9 percent growth for large-cap stocks, Steven DeSanctis, equity strategist, and …

Getty Images | Michael Bradley Bill English and Jacinda Ardern during a TV debate on August 31, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday’s general election in New Zealand could see a change of rule for the first time in ten years. The main opposition Labour Party was struggling in the …

Tami Chappell | Reuters Credit reporting company Equifax corporate offices are pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, September 8, 2017. Federal prosecutors are investigating stock sales by three Equifax executives in early August, just days after the company discovered a data breach affecting the personal information of up to 143 million people. …

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE). Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Brexit was likely to push up Britain’s inflation rate and he reiterated the central bank’s new view that interest rates are likely to rise in the comingmonths. …