Winnie Harlow, supermodel and founder of Cay Skin; Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, former model and designer; Loren Ridinger, CEO of Market America; and Isabela Grutman, founder of ISA Grutman, discuss The CEO Club, premiering Monday on Prime Video. Ocleppo Hilfiger says it’s not your typical reality TV show (Source: Bloomberg)

Dave Bozeman, CEO of C.H. Robinson, discusses the company’s AI strategy, saying it has used AI as a “game changer.” He speaks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on “The Close.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Jim Mintern, CEO of CRH, discusses AI, data center demand and the company’s M&A strategy and outlook with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on “The Close.” He says its biggest exposure is infrastructure. (Source: Bloomberg)

<p>Layoffs at Pulse Secure accelerated as&nbsp;financial pressure&nbsp;mounted</p>

A surge in profits is propelling Australian bank shares above their global peers this year, offering a rare pocket of outperformance for investors grappling with artificial intelligence-driven market swings.

Leon Botstein spent half a century building Bard College from a tiny school in New York’s Hudson Valley into an elite liberal arts institution known for its progressive agenda.

Pakistan agreed to work with the US to revamp the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, marking a step forward in its plans to re-purpose a building once dubbed the “New Ellis Island” for its role in sheltering migrants.

Gold steadied near $5,000 an ounce, after two days of gains, as traders weighed rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East.

Oil steadied near a six-month high as US President Donald Trump said Iran had 15 days at most to strike a deal over its nuclear program.

Asian equities were set to open lower Friday after a pullback in US stocks, as heightened concerns about the situation in Iran weighed on sentiment. Oil hit the highest since August.