ASX soars to 5-month high | Oil giants’ mega profits | Small business cost pressures

3 hours ago The News Room

Optimism around negotiations of US-Iran peace talks restarting has seen the Australian share market soar to a five-month high; oil giants Saudi Aramco and BP report record profits amid high oil prices; and new research from AMP shows the key costs of keeping small businesses open have surged nearly 25% since the start of the pandemic.

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