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Marc Sidarous

Marc Sidarous

Marc is a Master of Journalism and Communications student at UNSW and journalist at The Motley Fool. He has a passion for journalism and news with a keen interest in business, the media, politics, foreign affairs, and how they intersect in everyday life.

Recent Articles

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Travel Shares

Why the Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) share price has beaten the ASX 200 in the last year

| Marc Sidarous

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Sydney Airport is attracting investors.

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Financial Shares

Commonwealth (ASX:CBA) share price lifts despite Apple crying foul

| Marc Sidarous

CommBank's CEO accused the $2.5 trillion company of anti-competitive behaviour.

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Share Fallers

Weebit Nano (ASX:WBT) share price falls as losses accelerate 180%

| Marc Sidarous

Growing losses are seeing investors sell their shares in the company

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Crown (ASX:CWN) share price lifts as controversial chair retires

| Marc Sidarous

Coonan was previously singled out by the Victorian Royal Commission as an unfit to oversee reforms of the company.

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Share Gainers

Impedimed (ASX:IPD) share price rises with 46% lift in revenues

| Marc Sidarous

Let's take a closer look.

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Share Fallers

Worley (ASX:WOR) share price drops with 50% fall in profits

| Marc Sidarous

Falling profits are seeing investors sell their shares in the company.

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Share Fallers

Medical Developments (ASX:MVP) share price falls on $13 million loss

| Marc Sidarous

Investors are selling their shares in the company after today's announcement.

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Earnings Results

Medibank (ASX:MPL) share price on watch after 40% jump in profit

| Marc Sidarous

A 4,900% rise in investment income boosted total profits by 40%.

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Share Fallers

McMillan Shakespeare (ASX:MMS) share price plummets 9% despite 2500% rise in NPAT

| Marc Sidarous

Investors may be asking themselves, "To own, or not to own? That is the question."

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Share Fallers

Western Areas (ASX:WSA) share price falls after last year's $32 million profit turns to $8 million loss

| Marc Sidarous

The minerals company has had a rough 20/21.

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Earnings Results

Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) share price lifts as $200m cash pledged to shareholders

| Marc Sidarous

The petroleum company announced bumper results for the first half of the year

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Share Market News

Ansell (ASX:ANN) share price on watch after 57% profit surge

| Marc Sidarous

The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted Ansell's sales.

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Data Centre Technology
Financial Shares

ASX (ASX:ASX) share price lifts despite ASIC findings on system failure

| Marc Sidarous

Investors are buying up ASX shares despite today's findings.

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Retail Shares

The Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price is up 28% in 2021. Here's why

| Marc Sidarous

Lockdowns and market announcements may be driving Wesfarmers shares higher.

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52-Week Highs

Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) share price hits 52-week high after 111% profit jump

| Marc Sidarous

The plumbing supplies manufacturer has had a year to remember.

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Bank Shares

August has been a good month so far for the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price

| Marc Sidarous

Shares in the bank are up almost 5% so far in August. We take a closer look

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Bank Shares

August has been a great month so far for the NAB (ASX:NAB) share price

| Marc Sidarous

Shares in the banking giant are up almost 6% in the month

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Communication Shares

Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price hits 52-week high amid diversification rumours

| Marc Sidarous

The telco is reported to be keen on buying the Aussie assets of New Zealand’s largest sustainable electricity generator

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Travel Shares

Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) share price slumps as losses skyrocket by 80%

| Marc Sidarous

The company faced a rough 6-months as COVID took its toll.

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Earnings Results

Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) share price on watch as profit jumps 55%

| Marc Sidarous

The gold miner has reported a prosperous year...

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Healthcare Shares

Why the IDT (ASX:IDT) share price is rocketing 25% on Wednesday

| Marc Sidarous

The company claims it can make 100 million doses of mRNA vaccine within 18 months.

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Communication Shares

Southern Cross (ASX:SXL) share price booms 6% as profits nearly double

| Marc Sidarous

The company has had quite the turnaround from the previous financial year.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

The Tabcorp (ASX:TAH) share price is rising on full-year results

| Marc Sidarous

Tabcorp shares are rising on its bumper results.

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Resources Shares

BHP (ASX:BHP) dividend record, shares slide regardless

| Marc Sidarous

The company is returning a record amount of capital to investors.

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Earnings Results

Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price slides 3% following FY21 half-year results

| Marc Sidarous

The company's shares are in the red despite a return to profitability after COVID ravaged 2020.

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Economy

Will Delta wreak long-term havoc on ASX shares? This economist says no

| Marc Sidarous

Shane Oliver says while the possibility of a short-term market correction is real, the longer-term outlook is rosier.

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Earnings Results

Santos (ASX:STO) share price slumps following half-year results

| Marc Sidarous

The company posted record production and revenue for the period.

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Record Highs

The Endeavour (ASX:EDV) share price has broken its record – again!

| Marc Sidarous

Lockdowns seem to be the gift that keeps on giving the liquor retailing giant.

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Technology Shares

Why the Megaport (ASX:MP1) share price is on the rise

| Marc Sidarous

The purchase of InnovoEdge was for US $15 million, half cash and half scrips.

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Technology Shares

The Praemium (ASX:PPS) share price crashes 15% on FY21 earnings

| Marc Sidarous

Profits plummeted 68% over the financial year.

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Energy Shares

The AGL (ASX:AGL) share price is down 38% so far in 2021. Here's why

| Marc Sidarous

AGL shares are having a year to forget.

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Financial Shares

Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) share price falls amid climate revolt

| Marc Sidarous

A climate activist group says the bank's climate commitments are not good enough

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Travel Shares

Move over Qantas (ASX:QAN). This ASX airline share is profiting during COVID

| Marc Sidarous

A surge in demand during the pandemic has seen Alliance flying high.

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Retail Shares

Why the Harvey Norman (ASX:HVN) share price is up 9% in a month

| Marc Sidarous

Lockdowns and simple maths may be to answer.

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Resources Shares

BHP (ASX:BHP) share price lifts amid activist calls to halt fossil fuel asset sales

| Marc Sidarous

Activists are pushing BHP to shut down these assets rather than sell them.

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Share Market News

AGL (ASX:AGL) share price on watch following FY21 earnings

| Marc Sidarous

The company declared a statutory loss of $2 billion.

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Communication Shares

Why the Aussie Broadband (ASX:ABB) share price rose 8% to a new high

| Marc Sidarous

The 10-month old ASX company has a new wholesale agreement with Telstra.

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Travel Shares

Why the Regional Express (ASX:REX) share price is down

| Marc Sidarous

The impact of Sydney's lockdown has been more significant than expected.

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⏸️ Dividends

Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) share price record high after dividend boost

| Marc Sidarous

The bank announced a 3.24% dividend yield and 3.5% reduction in shares on the market.

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Energy Shares

Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price struggles amid climate 'code red'

| Marc Sidarous

The UN report says more needs to be done to combat climate change

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