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Gretchen Kennedy

Gretchen grew up in a small Connecticut town where she learned to read The Wall Street Journal as part of the grade six enrichment program. She moved to Australia in 2002, earned a Master of Arts (Professional Writing) and went on to spend eight years writing on Wall Street. In June 2018, Gretchen returned to Australia and has since developed a keen interest in all things ASX. In December 2020, she started writing for the Motley Fool. Gretchen's usually writing something, reading a book or chasing her dogs around.

Recent Articles

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Maggie Beer (ASX:MBH) share price dips following record earnings

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Maggie Beer share price has dipped today despite the company's release of record-breaking half-year results.

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What's with the Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) share price today?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Boss Energy (ASX: BOE) share price opened flat this morning following release of the company's latest quarterly results.

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ASX lithium shares record A line-up of green lithium batteries, indicating positive share price movement for clean ASX lithium miners
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The Argosy Minerals (ASX:AGY) share price surged 17% higher today. Here's why

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Argosy Minerals (ASX: AGY) share price rocketed up more than 17% today. Let's take a look at what the…

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Why the Bingo (ASX:BIN) share price is shooting 18% higher

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Bingo share price is surging 18% today after the company released a statement regarding a potential buyer. Let's take…

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Why the ARB Corp (ASX:ARB) share price popped today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The ARB Corp share price is up. We take a look at what the company has going and what that…

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Why is the Northern Minerals (ASX:NTU) share price taking a dive today?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Northern Minerals share price is down nearly 7% today. Let's look at the company's latest announcement.

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Can iron ore keep pumping the share prices of these ASX miners?

| Gretchen Kennedy

Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue are off and racing this year, thanks a strong iron ore price. We consider recent…

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What's moving the GWR Group (ASX:GWR) share price today?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The GWR Group (ASX: GWR) share price briefly shot up 8% this morning before settling into a modest gain. What's…

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What's behind the sleepy Somnomed (ASX:SOM) share price?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Somnomed share price dipped more than 2% lower today. We look at the company's current position and consider the…

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Resources & Energy Group (ASX:REZ) share price sinks 7%

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Resources & Energy Group share price has dipped 7% in morning trade, after boosting 20% higher yesterday on the…

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Does the ASX care that Donald Trump has been impeached, twice?

| Gretchen Kennedy

US President Donald Trump has been impeached twice. Do the markets care when Donald Trump is being impeached?

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Why the Envirosuite (ASX: EVS) share price bumped up 6% today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Envirosuite (ASX: EVS) share price is up today off the back of the company's second quarter results. Let's take…

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Rhythm Biosciences (ASX: RHY) share price soars 1300% in 6 months

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Rhythm Bioscience share price continues to push its way up. We take a closer look at what's driving the…

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Cedar Woods (ASX:CWP) announces major site acquisition

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Cedar Woods share price remained relatively flat today after the company announced its latest Melbourne land acquisition. We look…

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With retail sales numbers rising, how are these 3 ASX shares performing?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released impressive retail sales numbers yesterday. We look at some ASX retail shares and how…

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Why the Praemium (ASX:PPS) share price has rocketed 11% today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Praemium share price shot up over 9% this morning after the company announced its latest quarterly results. We take…

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These 3 ASX shares all posted massive gains today

| Gretchen Kennedy

It was a flat day for the ASX today but these three ASX shares all posted massive gains. We take…

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Why the Pure Foods (ASX:PFT) share price popped today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Pure Foods Tasmania share price rose more than 2% today. We review the company's latest announcement and how the…

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Here's why the Sezzle (ASX:SZL) share price is up over 5% today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Sezzle share price is up over 6% today. We review the company's latest announcment to connect the performance dots.

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These 3 ASX mining companies closed lower today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The materials sector dipped today and these 3 ASX mining shares slid right along with it. Let's take a closer…

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These 2 ASX healthcare shares popped today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The All Ords is having a flat day but these 2 ASX healthcare shares have still managed to post some…

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Digital Wine (ASX:DW8) share price rises as wine shipments boom

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Digital Wine share price is rising after the company announced that its wine shipments have rocket by more than…

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Why the Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) share price is sparkling

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Lucapa Diamond share price has been sneaking upwards over the past week. We take a look at past performance…

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These 3 ASX mining shares are top risers today

| Gretchen Kennedy

These three ASX mining shares posted big gains today. Let's take a closer look at what they've got going on.

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Why the Lycopodium (ASX:LYL) share price is on the rise today

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Lycopodium share price shot up over 6% today. We look at the company's recent financial performance and new projects.

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Do Australian consumers care about chaos?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The January Westpac Consumer Confidence report will be released on Tuesday. We consider whether consumers will be swayed by COVID…

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Why the Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) share price has more than doubled in 3 months

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Syrah (ASX: SYR) share price has more than doubled over the past three months. Let's take a look into…

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Can the IAG (ASX: IAG) share price withstand a billion dollar hit?

| Gretchen Kennedy

Insurance Australia Group (ASX: IAG) will take a $1.15 billion hit to its earnings. We take a closer look.

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Do ASX mining companies carry the Australian share market?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The mining companies are a big player in the Australian sharemarket. We take a look at the ASX Materials sector…

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How the Telix (ASX:TLX) share price roared over 150% in a year

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Telix share price is up by around 150% in the last 12 month period. We review the lead up…

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The ikeGPS (ASX:IKE) share price has rocketed up 10% today. Here's why.

| Gretchen Kennedy

The ikeGPS (ASX: IKE) share price is up 10% today. We look at the company's new arrangement with Visual Global…

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How the Domino's Pizza (ASX: DMP) share price rocketed over 60% last year

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Domino's Pizza share price went crazy during 2020. We talk about how Domino's managed to achieve such massive gains.

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How does fiscal stimulus impact ASX share prices?

| Gretchen Kennedy

Join us as we assess how ASX share prices react to fiscal stimulus packages - from here and abroad.

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Euro Manganese (ASX:EMN) share price up more than 180% in 2020

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Euro Manganese Inc. (ASX: EMN) share price shot up over 180% this year. We take a look at the…

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Why the Rhythm Biosciences (ASX:RHY) share price jumped over 600% this year

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Rhythm Biosciences share price has soared over 600% this year. We take a closer look at what the company's…

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Why is everyone talking about the iron ore price?

| Gretchen Kennedy

Everyone's talking about the iron ore price, with BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) and 2 other ASX miners in the spotlight.…

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Should I pay attention to the ABS labour force data tomorrow?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The November ABS labour force data will be released tomorrow. We take a deeper look at what that actually means.

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What does China have to do with the a2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price has been sliding. We look into what China could have to…

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Here's why the EMvision (ASX:EMV) share price is up 9% this week

| Gretchen Kennedy

The EMVision share price is up by almost 10% this week, after the company announced a cash injection and a…

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Should I care about this week's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO) is scheduled to take place tomorrow. Here's why you might want to tune…

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