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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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Retail Shares

ASX retail shares on watch amid potential cuts to COVID-19 isolation requirements

| Monica O'Shea

Help could be on the way for the retail sector.

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Resources Shares

Why has this one ASX lithium share soared 21% today?

| Monica O'Shea

This lithium company is attracting investor attention lately.

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Share Market News

Why are ASX 200 travel shares down today?

| Monica O'Shea

Travel shares are coming in for descent today.

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Share Market News

Why is EML payments (ASX:EML) share price having a rollercoaster start to the year?

| Monica O'Shea

The ASX payments solutions provider has had a yo-yo start to the year.

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Share Gainers

What happened to the Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

The building materials manufacturer had a year to remember in 2021

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Technology Shares

How did ASX 200 tech shares perform on the market today?

| Monica O'Shea

ASX technology shares had a better day on the market on Monday.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) share price up 20% in a month?

| Monica O'Shea

The Lynas Rare Earths share price is on a roll.

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Healthcare Shares

Why a COVID-19 trial is exciting BOD (ASX:BOD) investors today?

| Monica O'Shea

A clinical trial into the use of medicinal cannabis for long-term COVID-19 is going ahead.

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Resources Shares

American Pacific Borates (ASX:ABR) climbs on NASDAQ listing

| Monica O'Shea

This ASX resource explorer is one step closer to joining the NASDAQ.

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Technology Shares

Why did the Altium (ASX:ALU) share price gain 33% in a year?

| Monica O'Shea

Altium shares were on a high in 2021

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Energy Shares

Why has the AGL (ASX:AGL) Energy share price climbed 18% in a week?

| Monica O'Shea

The AGL Energy share price has climbed this week

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BNPL shares

Afterpay share price tumbles 8% in dire day for ASX tech shares

| Monica O'Shea

The Afterpay share price is taking a hit today.

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Healthcare Shares

Lumos Diagnostics (ASX:LDX) share price climbs amid RAT mania

| Monica O'Shea

Lumos share price rises amid RAT test drama

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Share Market News

The Novatti (ASX:NOV) share price is up 20% so far this week. What's going on?

| Monica O'Shea

This buy now, pay later company is rocketing ahead...

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Financial Shares

Why is the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price having a rollercoaster start to the year?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what's happening to the insurance group's shares so far in 2022.

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Share Gainers

How has the Green Technology Metals (ASX:GT1) share price surged 60% already this year?

| Monica O'Shea

This lithium miner's shares are in the midst of a terrific run...

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Industrials Shares

Ai-Media (ASX:AIM) share price slides amid Novak Djokovic leak saga

| Monica O'Shea

Why is the leaking of a conversation between two TV newsreaders relevant to Ai-Media?

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Resources Shares

Why did the BHP (ASX:BHP) share price struggle so much in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

Despite a tough year in 2021, the BHP share price is starting 2022 on a high.

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Technology Shares

Here's why ASX 200 tech shares (ASX:XTX) outperformed today

| Monica O'Shea

ASX tech shares have taken a turn for the better today.

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Energy Shares

Why has the Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) share price rallied 20% in a month?

| Monica O'Shea

The ASX coal producer is having a stellar month.

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BNPL shares

Why is Openpay (ASX:OPY) up 19% today?

| Monica O'Shea

Openpay is shaking up the buy now, pay later space today

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Technology Shares

How is the Appen (ASX:APX) share price performing so far this year?

| Monica O'Shea

The Appen share price is having a tough start to the year, but could today signal the start of a…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

What happened to the Coles (ASX:COL) share price in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

The Coles share price shed value in 2021 amid COVID-19 variables.

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Retail Shares

The City Chic (ASX:CCX) share price tumbled 8% today. What's happening?

| Monica O'Shea

This retailer may be suffering from Omicron fears.

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Healthcare Shares

Medibank (ASX:MPL) share price shrugs off further questions over profit paybacks

| Monica O'Shea

The health insurer's shares hit a 52-week high today...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the ARB Corporation (ASX:ARB) share price sliding 9% today?

| Monica O'Shea

ARB shares are having a shocker of a day. We take a closer look...

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Share Fallers

What happened to the Insurance Australia (ASX:IAG) share price in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

The 2021 year had its lows, but the new year brings hope.

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Travel Shares

Why is the Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) share price worth keeping an eye on?

| Monica O'Shea

Will Sydney Airport shares take flight in the next month?

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Healthcare Shares

Genetic Signatures (ASX:GSS) share price leaps 6% on COVID test news

| Monica O'Shea

A saliva-based test for detecting the Omicron COVID-19 variant is sending GSS shares soaring today.

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Share Gainers

VGI Partners (ASX:VGI) share price climbs 10% amid possible merger

| Monica O'Shea

A merger or acquisition may be on the cards.

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Share Fallers

What went wrong for the Aurizon share price (ASX:AZJ) in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

Coal prices didn't help Aurizon in 2021.

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Share Fallers

2021 was a year to forget for the EML (ASX:EML) share price. Here's why

| Monica O'Shea

This financial technology company had a turbulent year...

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Share Gainers

Why is the ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price having such a fab Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

Share prices are up across the finance sector today. What's going on?

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) share price is having such a stellar week

| Monica O'Shea

This rare earths explorer is surging. We take a closer look

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Share Market News

Why has the Andromeda (ASX:ADN) share price rocketed 26% in a month?

| Monica O'Shea

This mining company is having a great run. Here are the details

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Share Fallers

Why did REX (ASX:REX) shares nosedive 33% in 2021 while Qantas edged higher?

| Monica O'Shea

What happened to Regional Express in 2021? We take a closer look

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Energy Shares

Why did the Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price nosedive 30% in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

This ASX energy company had a devastating year. We take a closer look

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Record Highs

This ASX mining share leapt 27% on an 'outstanding' new discovery

| Monica O'Shea

Small-cap ASX share Marquee Resources is surging ahead today

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Resources Shares

Why did the Rio Tinto share price (ASX:RIO) have such a lousy 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

We look at what happened to this ASX 200 mining giant's shares last year

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Share Gainers

How did the Origin (ASX:ORG) share price perform in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

The ASX energy company had a much better year in 2021.

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