Photo John Adams conducting the Yale Philharmonia in 2014. His new opera, “Girls of the Golden West,” will have a preview performance at the Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process series this fall ahead of its premiere in San Francisco. Credit James Estrin/The New York Times John Adams’s opera “Girls of …

Mutual funds are piling into technology stocks to a record level, according to a latest active managers holdings report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. But the overweighting may not be bullish for the sector going forward. In July “large cap active managers have yet again increased their positioning in …

Michael Robinson Chavez | The Washington Post | Getty Images Mary Rich, the mother of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich, gives a press conference in Bloomingdale on August 1, 2016. “The accusation that FoxNews.com published Malia Zimmerman’s story to help detract from coverage of the Russia collusion issue is completely …

Essam Al-Sudani | Reuters People work at the Halfaya oilfield in Amara, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Oil prices plunged back below $49 a barrel on Tuesday after another report that OPEC’s output rose last month despite the cartel’s deal to slash production. A survey of analysts conducted by Bloomberg News …

While most economists say President Donald Trump may be overstating his responsibility for recent better growth and jobs numbers, they say his policies may have had a limited positive influence in some areas. At the same time, they warn, there are ways the president might also be a drag on …

Problem is, it appears Ms. Rowling did not check her facts. She made a false assumption based on widely circulated, but incomplete, video footage. Photo J.K. Rowling Credit Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press The boy’s mother, Marjorie Kelly Weer, wrote in a post on Facebook over the weekend that Mrs. Rowling had …

Jamie Squire | Getty Images Fireworks ignite over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27, 2012 at Olympic Park in London, England. At an estimated $14.9 billion, London’s 2012 Olympic Games emerged as the most expensive of all time. Though shy …

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images A view of the US-Mexican border fence at Playas de Tijuana on January 27, 2017 in Tijuana, Mexico. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said it would allow expedited construction of security-related barriers and roads along the nation’s southern …

Photo Credit Lars Leetaru Whether you’re vacationing in a big city or a small town, checking out the local art galleries makes for an enjoyable day out, said Natasha Schlesinger, an art historian who created ArtMuse Discover Galleries, an app that guides users through New York City’s more than 1,000 …

Brittany Sowacke | Bloomberg | Getty Images A worker prepares to lift drills by pulley to the main floor of a drilling rig in the Permian basin. A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day. STOCKS/ECONOMY -Stock futures are higher on strong …