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Brooke Cooper

Brooke has been a Motley Fool contributor since early 2021. She holds a Bachelor of Communication with specialisations in journalism and international studies from Charles Sturt University. Brooke aims to inform and excite Aussies keen to grow their wealth by investing in ASX companies. When not writing or researching, you'll likely find Brooke gallivanting around South East Queensland.

Recent Articles

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

The Bubs (ASX:BUB) share price has fallen 17% in a month. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Bubs' bad run has continued over the past month.

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Retail Shares

How does the Endeavour (ASX:EDV) share price perform during lockdowns?

| Brooke Cooper

Could Endeavour be a COVID-19 winner?

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Technology Shares

Nuix (ASX:NXL) share price up 5% following update on ASIC investigation

| Brooke Cooper

Nuix has released news on ASIC's investigation into alleged breaches of the Corporations Act.

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Energy Shares

The Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price is down 6% this last month. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's been weighing on the Beach Energy share price this month...

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Financial Shares

Suncorp (ASX:SUN) share price surges as FY21 earnings outperform

| Brooke Cooper

The market is responding positively to Suncorp's results.

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Resources Shares

BHP (ASX:BHP) share price struggles amid renewed climate pressure

| Brooke Cooper

BHP shares are in the red, instead of being in the green.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price struggles after online order outage

| Brooke Cooper

Woolworths is investigating what caused its platforms to go offline this morning.

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Bank Shares

The Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price is higher today after sale update

| Brooke Cooper

Westpac has officially agreed to sell its life insurance service for $900 million.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Novonix (ASX:NVX) share price frozen today?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what we know about Novonix's surprise capital raise.

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Travel Shares

Why is the Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price slipping 2% today?

| Brooke Cooper

It's not a good start to the week for Flight Centre shares.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price slips amid green hydrogen agreement

| Brooke Cooper

Wesfarmers' subsidiary Coregas has entered an agreement that will help decarbonise NSW's transport sector.

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Earnings Results

Transurban (ASX:TCL) share price on watch following FY21 earnings

| Brooke Cooper

FY21 saw Transurban struggling against a drop in traffic driven by COVID-19 in the United States and Melbourne.

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Retail Shares

How does the Kogan share price perform during lockdowns?

| Brooke Cooper

Kogan shareholders might find a silver lining in being stuck at home.

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Financial Shares

Why the EML (ASX:EML) share price is gaining today

| Brooke Cooper

It's been a quiet day for EML. Yet, its share price is soaring.

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Retail Shares

Why the Kogan (ASX:KGN) share price is soaring 10% this week

| Brooke Cooper

Is the historical lockdown winner being boosted from current COVID-19 outbreaks?

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Share Market News

Can you buy shares in plant-based meat company v2food on the ASX?

| Brooke Cooper

V2food claims to be Australia's No.1 plant-based meat company, so it's understandably pricked the ears of ASX watchers

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Technology Shares

Eroad (ASX:ERD) share price wobbles after oversubscribed share purchase plan

| Brooke Cooper

The transport technology company received applications for 267% of the shares offered. Here are the details

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Bank Shares

The Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) share price is up 61% in a year. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

It's been a good year for the Bank of Queensland so far...

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Resources Shares

BHP (ASX:BHP) share price on watch as $800m of spending announced

| Brooke Cooper

BHP is set to begin working on one oil project and is starting the design phase of another

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Energy Shares

Could it be time to consider buying AGL (ASX:AGL) shares?

| Brooke Cooper

If you're an investor with a high risk tolerance, AGL might be a stock worth looking at.

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Bank Shares

Should you buy NAB (ASX:NAB) shares in August 2021 for the dividend yield?

| Brooke Cooper

We take a look at how NAB dividends stack up against the other big banks.

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Travel Shares

Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price wobbles as rival questions staff layoffs

| Brooke Cooper

Rex's deputy chair says Qantas moved too soon when it stood down 2,500 staff on Tuesday

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Retail Shares

The Coles (ASX:COL) share price has gained 3% this week. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Are Coles shares being boosted by lockdowns? We take a look.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Santos (ASX:STO) share price slipping today?

| Brooke Cooper

The oil and gas producer is having another bad day on the ASX...

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Communication Shares

Here's why the Swoop (ASX:SWP) share price is soaring 7% today

| Brooke Cooper

Today's a rocketing day on the ASX for Swoop.

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Bank Shares

The Bendigo Bank (ASX:BEN) share price is gaining. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Bendigo Bank has taken a leap of faith on Australia's economic recovery from the pandemic.

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Travel Shares

The Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price is down 4% this last week. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Qantas has experienced some major turbulence this week.

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Resources Shares

The Euro Manganese (ASX:EMN) share price soared 7% today

| Brooke Cooper

Here's the latest news from Euro Manganese.

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Technology Shares

The Dubber (ASX:DUB) share price is soaring 5% today

| Brooke Cooper

The Dubber share price is having a ripper day on the ASX.

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Retail Shares

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price up as stores converted to online hubs

| Brooke Cooper

Western Sydney is set to have two fewer supermarkets as Woolworths repurposes the stores to be distribution hubs.

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Industrials Shares

Here's why the Boral (ASX:BLD) share price is falling today

| Brooke Cooper

Boral shares are now trading for 33 cents less than Seven Group was paying just last week.

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BNPL shares

The Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price is zooming higher once more

| Brooke Cooper

The party is continuing for Zip and its BNPL peers.

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Travel Shares

The Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price has been struggling. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what might have been weighing on the Flight Centre share price lately.

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Resources Shares

Vulcan (ASX:VUL) share price gains 8% on news of negative emissions

| Brooke Cooper

Vulcan's Zero Carbon Lithium Project has been crowned the world's most carbon efficient.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

The A2 Milk share price is down 7% this last week. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

It's been another bad week for A2 Milk. Let's take a look.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Crown (ASX:CWN) share price gains as Coonan plans to step down

| Brooke Cooper

The second head has rolled on the final day of Victoria's Royal Commission into Crown.

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Travel Shares

What's being overlooked in the Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) share price?

| Brooke Cooper

Analysts reportedly believe the Sydney Airport share price is lagging up to 65 cents behind the airport's true value

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BNPL shares

The IOUpay (ASX:IOU) share price is soaring 11% today. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

It's proving to be a big day for IOUpay shares. We take a closer look.

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Energy Shares

Santos (ASX:STO) share price wobbling on news of Mahalo project

| Brooke Cooper

Santos might soon increase its stake in the gas project in Queensland's Bowen Basin

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Crown (ASX:CWN) share price up despite Crown Melbourne CEO exiting

| Brooke Cooper

Crown Melbourne is set to have a new head as its CEO goes to the chopping block.

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