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Monica O'Shea

Monica is a journalist with experience working for Daily Mail Australia in Sydney and the Port Pirie Recorder and the Flinders News in South Australia. Monica completed a cadetship in 2013. She also hold a B.Science (Biotechnology) with Honours from the University of Adelaide. Monica has worked in government at the local, state and federal level. Monica has a keen interest in finance and the share market and enjoys exploring the highs and lows. When not writing for Motley Fool Australia, Monica enjoys travel, sport, music, and likes to play the violin in her spare time. For story tips and broker tips, email me at [email protected]

Recent Articles

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

2 ASX 300 retail shares to buy right now, and one to avoid: Macquarie

| Monica O'Shea

Which retail shares could be a buy?

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Materials Shares

Could higher global EV sales boost ASX 200 lithium shares?

| Monica O'Shea

EV demand appears to be on the rise.

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Resources Shares

Down 11% in a month, should I buy the dip in Pilbara Minerals shares?

| Monica O'Shea

What's ahead for Pilbara?

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Resources Shares

Buy these 2 ASX mining shares with over 30% upside: brokers

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at these two mining shares in more detail.

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Share Gainers

The Sayona Mining share price exploded 46% in 2022. Can it keep up the momentum this year?

| Monica O'Shea

Will the lithium miner continue its unpredictable ride in 2023 or surge ahead?

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Share Gainers

Why is Core Lithium charging 7% higher today?

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with Core Lithium today?

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Share Gainers

Why is the Pilbara Minerals share price racing 6% higher today?

| Monica O'Shea

Let's take a look.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

3 ASX 200 automotive shares worth buying despite headwinds: Citi

| Monica O'Shea

Why are analysts tipping these automotive shares?

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Gold

3 best ASX 200 gold shares of 2022

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the performance of ASX gold shares in 2022.

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Energy Shares

Broker tips significant upside for the Woodside share price

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what could impact Woodside shares into the future.

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Share Fallers

Why did the Whitehaven Coal share price tumble 6% today?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what may have impacted the company's share price today.

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Materials Shares

Why are ASX 200 lithium shares running on empty today?

| Monica O'Shea

ASX lithium shares are having a rough start to 2023.

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Resources Shares

Why has the Core Lithium share price fallen 26% in a month?

| Monica O'Shea

It was a tough end to the year for the ASX lithium share.

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Resources Shares

Here's what I think could impact the Core Lithium share price in 2023

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for the Core Lithium share price?

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Energy Shares

The Whitehaven share price skyrocketed 261% this year, what could 2023 look like?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for Whitehaven coal?

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Share Gainers

Why is the Core Lithium share price soaring 6% today?

| Monica O'Shea

Why is the Core Lithium share price rising today?

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Share Gainers

Why are ASX 200 lithium shares charging higher today?

| Monica O'Shea

Lithium shares appear to be ending the year on a high.

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Healthcare Shares

This ASX All Ordinaries share shrugged off the red to reach a new 52-week high today

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at an All Ordinaries share that outperformed the index, and itself, today.

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Resources Shares

3 ASX mining shares that left the index in the dust on Thursday

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why these mining shares were charging higher today.

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Travel Shares

Why is the Flight Centre share price in the red today?

| Monica O'Shea

Travel chaos continues to impact airlines locally and internationally.

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Gold

Is the gold price weighing down ASX 200 gold shares today?

| Monica O'Shea

Let's take a look at what's going on with ASX 200 gold shares on Thursday.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price on the back foot today?

| Monica O'Shea

Woodside shares are struggling today.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Sayona Mining share price sink 11% today?

| Monica O'Shea

Lithium stocks have taken a battering on Wednesday.

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Technology Shares

Why did the Novonix share price sink to a new 52-week low today?

| Monica O'Shea

It was a rough day on the market for tech and lithium stocks.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price being beaten by the benchmark today?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the deal with lithium shares today?

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Resources Shares

Iron ore price in 2023: Bull vs. bear

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for iron ore?

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Gold

Why are ASX 200 gold shares having such a top run today?

| Monica O'Shea

Why are gold producers lifting higher today?

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Share Market News

Not too late for a Santa rally: expert

| Monica O'Shea

Is a Santa rally on the way?

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Communication Shares

Should you buy Telstra shares for their 'defensive qualities'?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for the ASX's big telco?

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Materials Shares

Could ASX 200 gold shares be 'at another pivot point'?

| Monica O'Shea

We check what's ahead for the yellow metal.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Core Lithium price rebounding today?

| Monica O'Shea

Core Lithium is outperforming multiple ASX lithium shares today.

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Gold

Why are ASX 200 gold shares having such a stellar run today?

| Monica O'Shea

What's impacting these gold shares today?

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Healthcare Shares

Down 4% in 3 days, should you buy the dip on CSL shares?

| Monica O'Shea

Could the biotech company's shares go higher? Let's take a look.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining shares exploding over 20% on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why these three explorers are soaring higher today.

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Resources Shares

2 ASX lithium shares to buy, and 1 to avoid: broker

| Monica O'Shea

We focus on three ASX lithium shares and their outlook.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Star Casino share price tumbles 11% on proposed new gambling tax

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what's weighing on the Star Casino share price today.

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Resources Shares

'Optimistic': Broker names 2 ASX mining shares to buy right now

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at two mining shares being recommended to investors.

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Share Fallers

Why did the Sayona Mining share price dive 7% on Thursday?

| Monica O'Shea

ASX lithium shares were drowning in a sea of red today.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares that defied today's sell-off to leap higher

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what's going on with these three ASX All Ordinaries shares.

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Share Gainers

Why did this ASX gold share just rocket 31%?

| Monica O'Shea

What did this gold explorer discover?

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