Monday 18 May 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. Miners take the lead over banks
2. House auctions, prices fal
3. Illegal tobacco excise hit
4. Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz
5. $US9m lunch with Buffett

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