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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

How did the A2 Milk share price manage to beat the ASX 200 in September?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at how A2 Milk performed last month.

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Share Gainers

Boom! Guess which ASX All Ords share has surged 50% this week

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why this ASX Ords share has skyrocketed.

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Materials Shares

Pilbara Minerals share price soars 7% to new highs

| Monica O'Shea

Investors are buying up the ASX lithium stock today. Let's take a closer look.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Down 9% in a month, could the Woolworths share price turn around in October?

| Monica O'Shea

What's in store for shares of the supermarket giant?

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Bank Shares

Has the Bank of Queensland share price got 25% upside baked in?

| Monica O'Shea

One analyst is optimistic on the regional bank's outlook.

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Materials Shares

Down 20% since mid-August, Lynas share price 'remains unattractive': expert

| Monica O'Shea

Could there be more trouble ahead for the Lynas share price?

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Dividend Investing

The Woodside dividend is being paid to shareholders today. Here's the lowdown

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the Woodside dividend.

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Technology Shares

Why did the Brainchip share price soar 5% today?

| Monica O'Shea

Let's take a look.

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Energy Shares

Whitehaven shares are being pulled in all directions today. Is this why?

| Monica O'Shea

What's with ASX coal shares today?

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price beating the ASX 200 today? 

| Monica O'Shea

Woodside shares are lifting today.

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Materials Shares

ASX gold share surges 42% following 'mining CEO of the year' appointment and maiden lithium project news

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why this explorer is soaring today.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price surging 7% today?

| Monica O'Shea

Why is Core Lithium having such a good day?

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BNPL shares

The Zip share price had another horror month. How much did it fall?

| Monica O'Shea

What happened to the Zip share price in September?

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Dividend Investing

Own NIB shares? Here's some good news on your dividends

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the details of the private health insurer's latest payout.

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Technology Shares

The Novonix share price sank to another 52-week low today. What's been going so wrong?

| Monica O'Shea

Novonix shares fell again today.

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Travel Shares

Did ASX travel shares do well in September?

| Monica O'Shea

How did travel shares fare amid interest rate hikes, recession fears, industry weakness, and travel chaos?

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares defying today's sell-off to surge higher

| Monica O'Shea

Let's take a look at what's going on with these three shares.

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the Mesoblast share price surging 8% on Monday?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the latest update from Mesoblast.

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Share Fallers

Why did the Imugene share price implode 31% in September?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at how Imugene performed in September.

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Travel Shares

Why did the Qantas share price have a lousy end to the week?

| Monica O'Shea

Why did Qantas slide today?

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Gold

In a sea of red, why are ASX 200 gold shares shining brightly on Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

Let's find out.

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Materials Shares

Why is the BHP share price having such a stellar end to the week?

| Monica O'Shea

Rising iron ore prices appear to be lifting the BHP share price today.

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Materials Shares

Why Macquarie is tipping 25% upside for the Lynas share price

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the outlook for the Lynas share price.

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Financial Shares

Could this be a looming risk for IAG shares?

| Monica O'Shea

Analysts appear to have a mixed view on IAG shares.

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Technology Shares

The market has had a great day, but these ASX 200 tech shares smashed it

| Monica O'Shea

These ASX 200 tech shares had a stellar day on Thursday.

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Materials Shares

2 tiny ASX battery minerals shares going gangbusters on project news

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why these ASX shares are rising.

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Resources Shares

Guess which ASX 200 mining shares are outpacing BHP today

| Monica O'Shea

Why are these three ASX mining shares outperforming today?

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price on the rise today?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what's impacting the Woodside share price today.

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Dividend Investing

The Bendigo Bank dividend is being handed out today. Here are the details

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the details of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank dividend.

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IPOs

A brand-new lithium share hit the ASX boards this week. Here's the lowdown

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at this new ASX lithium share.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

The Endeavour share price has slayed the ASX 200 so far this year. Too late to buy?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the outlook for the Endeavour share price

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Materials Shares

3 ASX lithium and battery minerals ASX shares going gangbusters today

| Monica O'Shea

Why are these three shares rising?

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Materials Shares

Why has this ASX mining share exploded 200% in 2 days?

| Monica O'Shea

What did this explorer discover? Let's take a closer look.

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Energy Shares

Down 15% in a month, could rate hikes bring more pain for the Beach Energy share price?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what could be ahead for the ASX oil share.

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Materials Shares

Down 18% in a month, is the Iluka Resources share price a smart buy?

| Monica O'Shea

Could the Iluka share price go higher in the future? Let's take a look.

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Retail Shares

2 ASX 200 retail shares ravaged following US rate decision

| Monica O'Shea

Why did ASX retail shares struggle today?

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Materials Shares

Allkem share price sinks 5% amid Mexico lithium deposit speculation

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what could have impacted ASX lithium shares like Allkem today.

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Travel Shares

Could this be good news for Flight Centre shares?

| Monica O'Shea

International travel is on the rise.

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Energy Shares

Whitehaven Coal shares are on fire, but could there be a looming risk?

| Monica O'Shea

Up nearly 200% year to date, what could impact Whitehaven Coal shares in the future?

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Technology Shares

Xero share price is tumbling 5%, but could it be worth a buy?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for the Xero share price?

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