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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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Materials Shares

Why did the BHP share price get hammered on Tuesday?

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Iron ore shares struggled on the ASX today. Here's what happened.

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price holds steady despite oil giant's warning over gas intervention

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The company has responded to the government's price cap plans.

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Gold

2 ASX 300 gold shares just upgraded by brokers

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These two ASX 300 gold shares have just been upgraded by brokers.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Fortescue share price tanking on Tuesday?

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Several iron ore shares are falling today after iron ore prices retreated overnight.

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Materials Shares

Buy this ASX mining share with 75% upside: broker

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Could small-cap share AIC Mines Ltd go higher? One broker thinks it can.

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Energy Shares

Could this give the Whitehaven Coal share price a further boost?

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Growing demand overseas may be good news for ASX coal shares.

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Broker Notes

3 small-cap ASX shares with over 30% upside: brokers

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Why do brokers like these three shares?

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Materials Shares

What's weighing on the Core Lithium share price today?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what has been impacting Core Lithium recently.

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Share Gainers

It's not all bad news for the ASX All Ords on Monday. Here are 3 big gainers

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at three ASX All Ords shares in the green today.

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Share Gainers

Why did ASX 200 iron ore shares like BHP have such a cracking Friday

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What's going on with iron ore?

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BNPL shares

The Zip share price has halved since late July. What went so wrong?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what's been impacting the Zip share price.

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Share Fallers

ASX lithium newcomer Patriot Battery Metals dumps 28% on third day of trade

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at this ASX lithium share in more detail.

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Bank Shares

After sliding into the red last month, what's the outlook for the Westpac share price in December?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what might be ahead for the banking giant's shares.

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Energy Shares

If I bought $10,000 Woodside shares at the start of the year, how much would they be worth now?

| Monica O'Shea

We run the numbers on a 2022 investment in the ASX energy giant.

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Share Fallers

Here's why the Beach Energy share price is diving 6% on Tuesday

| Monica O'Shea

We check what's been impacting the oil and gas producer's shares today.

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Resources Shares

Why are ASX 200 lithium shares taking a lashing today?

| Monica O'Shea

We check what might be impacting lithium shares today.

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Resources Shares

Up 20% in a month, can the BHP share price continue it's run in December?

| Monica O'Shea

Let's check what's ahead for the Big Australian.

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Technology Shares

Why did the Novonix share price crash 16% in November?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what happened to the Novonix share price in November.

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Materials Shares

Why has the BHP share price bolted out the gates on Monday?

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We take a look at why BHP is having a top run today

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Share Gainers

2 ASX lithium shares smashing all-time highs on Monday

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We take a look at two lithium explorers making their marks today.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX All Ords mining share is exploding 43% today

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Why are the shares of this gold explorer soaring?

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Resources Shares

What were the 3 worst-performing ASX lithium shares in November?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at how ASX lithium shares fared in November.

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Resources Shares

Can the Pilbara Minerals share price regain its lustre in December?

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We take a look at the outlook for the Pilbara share price in December.

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Resources Shares

New ASX lithium share chaired by ex-Pilbara Minerals boss to debut next week

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We take a look at the lowdown on this new ASX lithium share.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price on the slide today?

| Monica O'Shea

Friday has been a tough day so far for the ASX energy share.

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Resources Shares

Why did the Lake Resources share price sink in November?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the month that was for Lake Resources.

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Share Market News

Why did the Zip share price surge 21% in November?

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We take a look at how the BNPL share fared last month.

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Record Highs

Why is the Mineral Resources share price rocking an all-time high today?

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We take a look at how the Mineral Resources share price is faring today.

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Share Market News

Why are ASX tech shares having such a cracking run on Thursday?

| Monica O'Shea

Aussie tech shares seem to be taking their lead from the US Nasdaq.

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Financial Shares

Medibank share price lifts despite latest data dump to 'dark web'

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What is going on at Medibank?

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Financial Shares

If you'd bought $10,000 of AMP shares at the start of the year, congrats! Here's what you'd have now

| Monica O'Shea

Things are looking up for this ASX financial share.

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Communication Shares

Guess which 'boring' ASX 200 share became one of the top dividend boosters of 2022

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We take a look at the latest Janus Henderson dividend report.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Lynas share price leaping higher today?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what Lynas reported at today's AGM.

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Travel Shares

Why is the Qantas share price smashing the ASX 200 on Tuesday?

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What did Qantas announce today?

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Energy Shares

Did Fortescue just lose out on this multi-billion dollar green hydrogen project?

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We explore this major green hydrogen project in more detail.

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Resources Shares

Why did the Sayona Mining share price have a tough run today?

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We take a look at why Sayona shares finished the day in the red.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price in the red today?

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We take a look at what's going on with the lithium company's share price today.

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Materials Shares

Why are ASX lithium shares getting slammed again on Monday?

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We check what's impacting the shares of these lithium explorers today.

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Communication Shares

Telstra share price 'hasn't fully captured the upside in value': fundie

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Here's what one fund manager has to say about the telecommunications giant.

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Healthcare Shares

Remember ASX cannabis shares? Well, this one is rocketing 50% today

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ASX cannabis shares are back in the news.

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