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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 journalism 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.

Recent Articles

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price is climbing today

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Beach Energy shares are in the green today. Why?

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Materials Shares

Neometals (ASX:NMT) share price surges 10% amid dual listing

| Monica O'Shea

Neometals has shared an important milestone with the market.

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Energy Shares

Why did the Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) share price surge 20% in February?

| Monica O'Shea

The month just been was a good one for the coal miner. We take a closer look.

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Travel Shares

Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price enjoying green start to the week as Joyce says 'we're seeing huge demand'

| Monica O'Shea

Travel demand is on the rise, spelling good news for the airline's shares.

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Bank Shares

Own ANZ shares? Here's the bank's latest move to 'better prepare for future growth'

| Monica O'Shea

What changes is ANZ making to its business structure and executive team?

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Bank Shares

Own NAB (ASX:NAB) shares? Here's why the bank has been ruffling some customer feathers

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What is bothering some NAB customers?

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Energy Shares

Origin (ASX:ORG) share price lifts amid green hydrogen news

| Monica O'Shea

What new green energy project did Origin announce today?

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Earnings Results

Electro Optic (ASX:EOS) share price plunges 13% on net loss

| Monica O'Shea

Why did the defence, space, and communications tech company report a loss?

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Healthcare Shares

Fundie names underappreciated ASX biotech share with 'significant upside'

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Why is this ASX biotech share a potential winner?

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Resources Shares

Is this the best-value ASX lithium share right now?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at two key ASX lithium shares

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Bank Shares

Own Westpac (ASX:WBC) shares? Here's the latest on the bank's cost-cutting crusade

| Monica O'Shea

Westpac plans to lose 20% of its marketing department...

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Earnings Results

Dream result: Ardent Leisure (ASX:ALG) share price soars 18% on earnings

| Monica O'Shea

What was so exciting about the Dreamworld operator's half-year results?

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Earnings Results

Genworth (ASX:GMA) share price hits new 52-week high as profits surge

| Monica O'Shea

Why are the Genworth Mortgage Insurance results impressing investors today?

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Technology Shares

Telco blip: Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price slips on TPG deal scrutiny

| Monica O'Shea

Why is this deal between telco giants Telstra and TPG facing scrutiny?

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Earnings Results

Hipages (ASX:HPG) share price plunges 6% on half-year loss

| Monica O'Shea

The online tradie platform revealed its H1 FY22 results today. Here are the details.

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Earnings Results

Perpetual (ASX:PPT) share price withstands worst of sell-off after profit doubles

| Monica O'Shea

How did ASX investors respond to the company's half-year report today?

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Earnings Results

Profit plunge: TPG Telecom (ASX:TPG) share price slides 7% on full-year results

| Monica O'Shea

Why are some investors selling TPG shares today? Let's take a look...

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Earnings Results

NextDC (ASX:NXT) share price climbs 5% on record results

| Monica O'Shea

What did the NextDC half-year results reveal? Let's take a look...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) faces fresh probe as wage scandal balloons to $500m

| Monica O'Shea

It's been a mixed day for the Fresh Food People today.

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Earnings Results

Australian Ethical Investment (ASX:AEF) share price falls despite profit boost

| Monica O'Shea

What did Australian Ethical Investment report today?

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Resources Shares

Profits down: St Barbara (ASX:SBM) share price slides 5% on half-year results

| Monica O'Shea

What did this ASX gold miner report today?

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Technology Shares

Why is the Appen (ASX:APX) share price having such a dire start to 2022?

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with shares in the artificial intelligence tech specialist?

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Energy Shares

Santos (ASX:STO) share price climbs amid 'major milestone'

| Monica O'Shea

Why is this gas agreement good news for Santos? We take a look.

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Earnings Results

Out of the loop: Superloop (ASX:SLC) share price drops 11% on half-year results

| Monica O'Shea

What did the telecommunications company report today? We have the details.

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Earnings Results

Negative result: Atomo Diagnostics (ASX: AT1) shares plunge 18% on half-year earnings

| Monica O'Shea

What did the diagnostics report in its results?

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Strike Energy (ASX:STX) share price is 6% higher today

| Monica O'Shea

What's helping the Strike Energy share price today?

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BNPL shares

Own Zip (ASX:Z1P) shares? Rumours are circulating the company may be set for a capital raise

| Monica O'Shea

Could the buy now, pay later company be planning a capital raise this week?

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Technology Shares

The Computershare (ASX:CPU) share price has had a stellar start to 2022. Here's why these experts say there's more good news to come

| Monica O'Shea

Why is Computershare outperforming in 2022?

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Financial Shares

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price lifts as new suitor for capital arm emerges

| Monica O'Shea

What could be on the minds of AMP investors today?

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Resources Shares

'World-class' deposits: Why the Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) share price is rocketing 8% today

| Monica O'Shea

What has Core Lithium found during its latest round of drilling tests in Darwin?

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Resources Shares

IGO (ASX:IGO) share price lifts as Twiggy greenlights nickel acquisition

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What's this deal all about?

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Earnings Results

'Robust financial position': Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price surges 13% on half-year earnings

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Why are Magellan's results exciting investors today?

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Real Estate Shares

Return to the office: Did this decision help boost ASX 200 property shares today?

| Monica O'Shea

Workers in NSW have been given the nod to head back to the office, with Victoria set to follow suit.

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Earnings Results

Newcrest (ASX:NCM) share price lifts despite 46% profit drop

| Monica O'Shea

What did Newcrest Mining report in its results today? Let's take a closer look.

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Earnings Results

Winning ticket: Tabcorp (ASX:TAH) share price jumps 5% on record lotteries result

| Monica O'Shea

What did the Tabcorp half-year results show? We take a closer look.

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Travel Shares

Why are ASX travel shares taking flight today?

| Monica O'Shea

Why are ASX travel shares having a stellar run today?

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Resources Shares

Here's why this ASX All Ordinaries lithium share is surging 13% today

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Why has this lithium share surged today?

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Earnings Results

Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) share price surges 8% on historic results

| Monica O'Shea

Why did investors react so positively to the Pro Medicus financial results?

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Earnings Results

Corporate Travel (ASX:CTD) more than doubles its revenue amid easing COVID-19 travel restrictions

| Monica O'Shea

Easing COVID-19 restrictions are boosting this ASX travel company.

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Technology Shares

How did ASX tech shares perform today?

| Monica O'Shea

Are ASX tech shares bouncing back? We take a closer look.

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