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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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Energy Shares

Whitehaven share price surges to yet another all-time high, here's why

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Why is Whitehaven lifting today?

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Materials Shares

3 ASX mining shares that rocketed more than 15% on Monday

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Why did these explorers surge today?

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Resources Shares

Guess which ASX iron ore share rocketed 40% on Monday

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Shares in this ASX mining company soared on the market today.

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Energy Shares

2 ASX uranium shares added to the ASX 300 today

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These uranium companies are joining the ASX 300.

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Technology Shares

This ASX tech share has rocketed 18% in a month. Bell Potter says the party is just getting started

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Could the Life360 share price go higher?

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Broker Notes

Why is Morgans tipping 38% upside for the South32 share price?

| Monica O'Shea

Will the South32 share price go higher?

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Travel Shares

Qantas shares end week higher despite latest blow to Alliance bid

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How has Qantas been performing lately?

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX mining share just leapt 33% on a new discovery?

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What did this ASX mining company discover?

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Materials Shares

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

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What did James Hardie reveal to the market today?

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Communication Shares

Why did the Telstra share price beat the ASX 200 today?

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The telco's new CEO started on the job today. Here are the details.

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Materials Shares

AVZ shares are still frozen. What's going on?

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What's going on?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

3 ASX 200 shares defying today's sell-off to surge higher

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It's not all doom and gloom on the ASX 200 today.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX mining share is exploding 74% on a new copper find

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Why is this explorer having such a good day?

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Healthcare Shares

What's going on with the Imugene share price on Thursday?

| Monica O'Shea

How is Imugene's Vaxinia trial going?

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Materials Shares

The Hastings Technology share price has rocketed 24% in a week. What's going on?

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Shares in the rare eaths explorer have enjoyed a stellar run amid acquisition news.

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Resources Shares

2 ASX mining shares rocketing between 25 and 48% on Tuesday

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What did these two explorers discover?

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Energy Shares

Bannerman share price explodes 24% as ASX uranium explorers soar

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Uranium shares are having a good day.

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Dividend Investing

Woodside dividend tripled: Here's everything you need to know

| Monica O'Shea

How does Woodside's latest dividend compare to previous years?

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Earnings Results

Airtasker share price slides 5% on net loss

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What did the online outsourcing business report to the market today?

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Earnings Results

This ASX All Ords share flew higher on a 230% profit boost

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We take a look at this ASX All Ords share.

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Earnings Results

Guess which ASX iron ore share leapt 6% on 'outstanding returns for shareholders'. Hint: not Fortescue

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What did this ASX iron ore explorer report today?

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Earnings Results

Guess which company just became the first ASX cannabis share to pay a dividend

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We take a a look at why this ASX cannabis share is having such a good day.

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Share Gainers

Why did the Galileo Mining share price just leap 30%?

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What did Galileo discover?

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Materials Shares

Core Lithium share price dips despite Tesla extension

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What's going on with Core Lithium?

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Earnings Results

Mineral Resources share price slides as dividend drops 43%

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What did Mineral Resources report today?

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Earnings Results

These three ASX 200 shares rocketed higher on earnings updates today

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What did investors like about these results?

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX lithium share is rocketing 20% on positive drill results

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This ASX lithium share is having a stellar day.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the latest Domino's dividend

| Monica O'Shea

How does the Domino's dividend stack up this year?

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Materials Shares

Here's why this ASX lithium share is rocketing more than 100% today

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This lithium explorer is having an explosive day.

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Resources Shares

Iluka share price leaps 6% following monster dividend

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Iluka share holders are in for a dividend boost.

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Gold

Can the gold price outshine sticky inflation?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for the gold price?

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Energy Shares

Why has this ASX energy share surged 196% since the start of the week

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Why is this coal explorer having such a good start to the week?

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Materials Shares

2 ASX mining shares that rocketed between 16% and 108% on Tuesday

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What did these two explorers reveal today?

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BNPL shares

Why has the Sezzle share price exploded 128% in a month?

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We take a look at how Sezzle performed in the past month.

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Resources Shares

Guess which obscure ASX lithium share has gained 293% so far in August

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This lithium share is exploding in August.

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Earnings Results

Alumina share price slides despite profit surging 128%

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What did Alumina report today? Let's take a look.

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Resources Shares

Mineral Resources share price rises as Macquarie tips 54% upside

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Is Mineral Resources tipped to outperform?

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Materials Shares

Why did the Liontown share price beat the ASX 200 today?

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Is the future promising for this ASX lithium share?

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Resources Shares

Could this be set to boost ASX 200 iron ore shares?

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We check what the experts have to say on the outlook for iron ore.

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Energy Shares

New Hope share price slides despite quarterly coal production boost

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What did New Hope report to the market today?

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