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Kate O'Brien

Kate O'Brien studies commerce and finance at university and previously worked as an analyst and consultant in the finance industry. Kate inherited her interest in equities from her family of economists who applied their knowledge of economics to financial markets. Having managed her own portfolio for several years, Kate is a fan of diversity and believes in combining value and growth investing. When not researching or writing, Kate is a keen AFL fan.

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Coronavirus News

ASX entertainment shares lower on theme park closures

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Major theme parks including Movieworld, Sea World, and Wet ‘n’ Wild have closed their doors due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Healthcare Shares

3 ASX healthcare shares to buy at a discount next week

| Kate O'Brien

Current conditions provide the opportunity to buy quality shares at very decent prices. Here we take a look at three…

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Retail Shares

ASX retail shares become latest victims of coronavirus

| Kate O'Brien

Retailers have become the latest victims of the coronavirus market meltdown as multiple ASX retail shares withdraw profit guidance in…

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Coronavirus News

Brickworks share price lower following closure of US plants

| Kate O'Brien

Shares in Brickworks Limited (ASX: BKW) are down over 5% today as the brick manufacturer announced the closure of plants…

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Coronavirus News

ASX banks agree on multi-billion dollar lifeline to small businesses

| Kate O'Brien

Australia’s banks have agreed to allow small business customers to suspend loan repayments for six months to help cushion the…

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Coronavirus News

Corporate Travel share price rockets 17% on coronavirus update

| Kate O'Brien

Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) shares have climbed a massive 17% today following its latest coronavirus update.

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Coronavirus News

Why Sonic Healthcare shares are down over 9% this morning

| Kate O'Brien

Sonic Healthcare Limited is the latest financial victim of coronavirus with the medical diagnostics company withdrawing its FY20 earnings guidance…

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Share Market News

ASX entertainment shares lose ground to coronavirus

| Kate O'Brien

ASX entertainment shares have lost major ground today in another day in the red for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX…

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Share Market News

Village Roadshow flags potential closure of Movie World

| Kate O'Brien

Village Roadshow shares took a dive today falling 31.05% as the entertainment group announced major disruptions to its business as…

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Share Market News

ASX gambling shares lose to risk averse investors

| Kate O'Brien

ASX gambling shares lost out today in another extraordinary day on the Australian share market.

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Share Market News

What the RBA governor had to say about today's emergency rate cut

| Kate O'Brien

The RBA cut the cash rate to 0.25% earlier this afternoon while announcing a raft of measures to prop up…

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Share Market News

RBA slashes cash rate to record low amid coronavirus fallout

| Kate O'Brien

The RBA has pulled the emergency lever, cutting the cash rate to a new record low of 0.25% and commencing…

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Coronavirus News

Down 75%: Afterpay issues letter to shareholders after share price implodes

| Kate O'Brien

Afterpay has issued a letter reassuring shareholders following the extraordinary 75% fall in its share price over the last month.

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Coronavirus News

Downer EDI shares down on withdrawn guidance

| Kate O'Brien

Downer EDI Limited (ASX:DOW) shares have fallen over 5% today after the company withdrew its full year guidance due to…

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Coronavirus News

Nine Entertainment shares take a tumble on COVID-19 update

| Kate O'Brien

Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX:NEC) shares are down more than 7% today after the ASX media company withdrew its…

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Coronavirus News

Why the Adairs share price slumped 20% this morning

| Kate O'Brien

Adairs Ltd (ASX:ADH) shares have slumped 20% this morning after the retailer released a trading update withdrawing guidance and cancelling…

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Coronavirus News

Coronavirus: ASX retailer announces sweeping store closures

| Kate O'Brien

Lovisa Holdings Limited shares are on watch this morning after the fashion jewelry company released a trading update.

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Share Market News

Why shares in this ASX dairy producer are on watch today

| Kate O'Brien

Shares in Synlait Milk Ltd (ASX: SM1) are on watch today after the dairy producer released its half year results…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 iron ore miners to benefit from export boom

| Kate O'Brien

Iron ore is forecast to be the first Australian commodity to hit $100 billion in export earnings in a year,…

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Share Market News

How have share markets reacted to previous pandemics?

| Kate O'Brien

The ASX has been bathed in red as the coronavirus paints a dire picture. We take a look at how…

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Coronavirus News

REA Group share price lower on coronavirus update

| Kate O'Brien

The REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) share price has taken a dive this morning, falling over 8% as the Group…

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Share Market News

How the Virgin Australia share price has reacted after axing international flights

| Kate O'Brien

Virgin Australia has this morning announced a suspension to all international flying and cut domestic capacity to 50% in response…

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Share Market News

SkyCity share price lower on FY20 guidance downgrade

| Kate O'Brien

The SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (ASX: SKC) share price is falling this morning after the gaming group downgraded guidance.

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Share Market News

Which ASX shares have withdrawn guidance due to coronavirus?

| Kate O'Brien

Here we take a look at ASX shares that have abandoned their profit guidance in the face of the unprecedented…

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Coronavirus News

How are ASX leisure shares faring in the face of coronavirus?

| Kate O'Brien

The economic and social impacts of coronavirus are spreading rapidly. Here we take a look at how ASX leisure shares…

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Share Market News

Whispir share price lower despite reaffirming FY20 forecast

| Kate O'Brien

Shares in Whispir Ltd (ASX: WSP) are down marginally today even as the cloud communications company reaffirmed its prospectus FY20…

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Share Market News

Select Harvests share price races 8% higher on crop update

| Kate O'Brien

The Select Harvests Limited (ASX:SHV) share price is up over 8% today following the release of the company’s crop and…

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Coronavirus News

The ASX crashed yesterday. Now what?

| Kate O'Brien

The ASX plunged into the red yesterday, recording its biggest one-day fall since 1987. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 9.7%, losing…

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Technology Shares

3 ASX technology shares to buy up as the market melts down

| Kate O'Brien

The recent coronavirus-invoked market meltdown has left many ASX technology shares trading at lower multiples than we’ve seen for some…

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Coronavirus News

Ecofibre share price flat on market update

| Kate O'Brien

The Ecofibre Ltd (ASX: EOF) share price avoided the ASX sell-off today after providing an update on the impacts of…

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Share Market News

Volpara shares edge higher on FDA approval and business update

| Kate O'Brien

Volpara Health Technologies Ltd (ASX: VHT) today announced its March newsletter, containing an update on FDA approval, operations and guidance.

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Share Market News

Why this top broker has upgraded Inghams shares to 'Buy'

| Kate O'Brien

Goldman Sachs has upgraded Inghams Group Ltd (ASX: ING) shares to a ‘Buy’ rating with a 12 month price target…

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Share Market News

Top 5 ASX share price gainers last week

| Kate O'Brien

Market volatility continued last week with the ASX riding a roller coaster as coronavirus fears spread. Here we take a…

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⏸️ Famous Investors

How did these famous investors deal with market meltdowns?

| Kate O'Brien

With uncertainty the rule of the day, we take a look at how some famous investors advised reacting to market…

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Share Market News

Top ASX share price fallers last week

| Kate O'Brien

It was a roller coaster week for the ASX as coronavirus fears spread. Here are the ASX 200 shares that…

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Coronavirus News

Seven West Media shares dive as Olympic rumours swirl

| Kate O'Brien

Shares in Seven West Media Ltd (ASX: SWM) shares dived at the open today falling 10% as the spread of…

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Coronavirus News

Domino's share price lower after COVID-19 update

| Kate O'Brien

The Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP) share price is on watch this morning after releasing an update on the…

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Coronavirus News

How are ASX travel shares travelling amid the coronavirus fallout?

| Kate O'Brien

In the past few days coronavirus has spread even further prompting governments to introduce even tougher travel bans. As the…

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Share Market News

How is the buy now, pay later sector performing in 2020?

| Kate O'Brien

The ASX buy now, pay later sector boomed in 2019. Headwinds have, however, emerged of late. Here we take a…

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Healthcare Shares

Rumours swirl on Healius takeover

| Kate O'Brien

Rumours are swirling around the takeover offer for ASX healthcare share Healius Ltd (ASX: HLS).

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