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Tony Yoo

Tony Yoo is a senior journalist at The Motley Fool Australia. He formerly wrote for Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and Guardian Australia. Please send story tips to tony.yoo(at)foolcontractors.com.

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7 ASX shares to buy for 2021

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Look for companies that have permanently benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic, not those that just had a sugar hit, says…

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ASX company stops Kakadu uranium production

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Nuclear fuel was first mined there 40 years ago. Will the culturally and environmentally significant area now be restored properly?

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Elon Musk is now world's wealthiest person

| Tony Yoo

Electric car and space exploration entrepreneur just overtook the Amazon boss after Tesla shares surged 8% overnight.

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We're in a massive bubble: This is when it'll pop

| Tony Yoo

'The most important event of your investing lives' is coming, says legendary investor. Here's how to prepare for a terrifying…

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These 6 ASX companies just started measuring ESG

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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance will be reported alongside quarterly financial numbers to show the market how well they're…

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20% of Aussie investors would take high returns over personal ethics

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Most punters are willing to put their money where their mouth is. But a significant number would sacrifice the environment…

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Douugh (ASX:DOU) to acquire Goodments: report

| Tony Yoo

The upstart fintech's shares haven't traded for almost 2 weeks after soaring 467% since October. Here's what's going on.

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Qantas (ASX:QAN) sells international flights for July

| Tony Yoo

The airline throws open the gates, but here's what you need to do before going on that long-awaited overseas trip.

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These were the best-performing ASX IPOs in 2020

| Tony Yoo

Were you lucky enough to get a piece of these companies during their IPOs? Well done. Looking at these stellar…

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Warning: 2021 is going to be difficult

| Tony Yoo

An expert warns the coming year will be a hard slog for share market investors. Read why he's so pessimistic.

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My biggest regrets from 2020

| Tony Yoo

Professional investors reveal which ASX shares caused them grief last year and why. See if you held any of these…

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3 mammoth IPOs of 2020

| Tony Yoo

Here are the ASX listings that were the most-anticipated or made the biggest splash in this strange year of COVID-19.

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5 ways to lose your money forever

| Tony Yoo

Share markets have shot up despite COVID-19 wrecking the real world. When will the party end and how can you…

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Smile! 2021 will be an awesome year

| Tony Yoo

Low interest rates, political stability and COVID-19 vaccines could mean the share markets could go gangbusters in the next 12…

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This ASX share was the best IPO of 2020: fundie

| Tony Yoo

This year saw a lot of new ASX listings -- some rubbish and some gems. A fundie tells us which…

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Investing Strategies

What to do when your shares are heavily shorted

| Tony Yoo

If the professionals are betting against you, how should you react? Panic? Hide in a hole? Fight? Here's some advice.

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Tesla asked Apple to buy it

| Tony Yoo

Elon Musk makes stunning revelation that he reached out to Tim Cook. But guess what happened.

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Qantas taken to High Court over COVID-19 sick leave

| Tony Yoo

Airline faces yet another battle with its own employees over coronavirus measures. This is what the argument is.

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ASX IPO Expert Picks
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Experts pick the best ASX IPO of 2020

| Tony Yoo

Three fund managers tell us the newly listed stock they think has the best chance of sustainable long-term returns.

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ASX company busted allegedly misleading customers

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Origin Energy told households its electricity rates were going up because of a government decision. The ACCC disagreed.

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ASX ordered to take a good look in the mirror

| Tony Yoo

Broking firms have also been told off by ASIC for solely relying on ASX and not having alternatives like Chi-X…

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Why shares are less risky now than 30 years ago

| Tony Yoo

Tesla is now as big as 8 biggest petrol car makers and Afterpay is larger than Coles. How can this…

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New BNPL enters ASX: How it promises to be different

| Tony Yoo

There's another buy now, pay later provider on the market. Here's how it's different from Afterpay, straight from the co-founder's…

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Tyro (ASX:TYR) on notice for illegal acts

| Tony Yoo

The payment fintech company sent more than 150,000 illegal messages over email and SMS. Now it's submitted to a court-enforceable…

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AGL (ASX:AGL) shuts coal power unit after serious injury

| Tony Yoo

The unit could be closed for over two months, while activist investors demand AGL to 'wake up' and decommission it…

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Qantas (ASX:QAN) dobbed in to ACCC by rival

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Independent airline accuses giant rival of flooding the market with below-cost flights to kill off competition.

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World's 10 biggest companies are now worth 12% of Earth's GDP

| Tony Yoo

The dominance of these multinationals has finally been quantified in the most dramatic way. Check out the numbers.

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27 ASX companies just got an unwanted knock on the door

| Tony Yoo

Four listed businesses had $60 million of profit wiped after they were forced to amend their 30 June 2020 financial…

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Qantas (ASX:QAN) didn't rort JobKeeper, rules court

| Tony Yoo

The airline is off the hook for the way it handled the government subsidy, after losing an earlier court case…

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NAB almost had $22m defrauded before man's arrest

| Tony Yoo

A NAB employee and two others are accused of trying to fleece the bank for millions. All three are now…

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Judges gavel and handcuffs NAB share price exec jailed
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Ex-ASX company exec jailed for blocking ACCC investigation

| Tony Yoo

Former BlueScope Steel general manager was sentenced but released after entering into a recognizance for 2 years.

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REX told off for blabbing to media rather than ASX

| Tony Yoo

Airline's deputy chair revealed a $200 million plan to fly between capital cities to a newspaper, instead of the market.…

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ACCC hauls Facebook to court for 'deceptive' conduct

| Tony Yoo

Consumer watchdog accuses social media giant of misleading Australians in its promotion of a smartphone app. Here's the rundown.

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Why ASX banks are licking their lips right now

| Tony Yoo

CBA, NAB report surge in real estate activity, while an industry expert predicts a 25% increase in property transactions next…

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Qantas (ASX:QAN) budget flights to exceed pre-COVID levels by March

| Tony Yoo

With a new monopoly, Jetstar is putting on so many domestic flights that it'll soon be flying more than it…

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Woolworths (ASX:WOW) buyout makes ACCC anxious

| Tony Yoo

The supermarket giant's acquisition of food services company is now under a cloud over watchdog concerns about how it could…

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Investing Strategies

How the 21st century actually started in 2020

| Tony Yoo

The new economy is here. So you better put your money on shares that will thrive this century, not the…

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Sell now or hold forever? What to do with shares like Afterpay (ASX:APT)

| Tony Yoo

Congratulations – you picked an absolute winner! But now what? Here's the stuff to think about to figure out your…

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Why I'm sticking with my Afterpay shares: fundie

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Ask A Fund Manager: Tribeca Investment Partners' Jun Bei Liu reveals why investing is an art and why her Alpha…

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These 2 companies join the ASX 200 next week

| Tony Yoo

A very high-profile retailer during COVID-19 and a more traditional player are both joining the index in December.

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