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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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Materials Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price surging 7% today?

| Monica O'Shea

Why is Core Lithium having such a good day?

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BNPL shares

The Zip share price had another horror month. How much did it fall?

| Monica O'Shea

What happened to the Zip share price in September?

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Dividend Investing

Own NIB shares? Here's some good news on your dividends

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the details of the private health insurer's latest payout.

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Technology Shares

The Novonix share price sank to another 52-week low today. What's been going so wrong?

| Monica O'Shea

Novonix shares fell again today.

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Travel Shares

Did ASX travel shares do well in September?

| Monica O'Shea

How did travel shares fare amid interest rate hikes, recession fears, industry weakness, and travel chaos?

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares defying today's sell-off to surge higher

| Monica O'Shea

Let's take a look at what's going on with these three shares.

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the Mesoblast share price surging 8% on Monday?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the latest update from Mesoblast.

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Share Fallers

Why did the Imugene share price implode 31% in September?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at how Imugene performed in September.

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Travel Shares

Why did the Qantas share price have a lousy end to the week?

| Monica O'Shea

Why did Qantas slide today?

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Gold

In a sea of red, why are ASX 200 gold shares shining brightly on Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

Let's find out.

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Materials Shares

Why is the BHP share price having such a stellar end to the week?

| Monica O'Shea

Rising iron ore prices appear to be lifting the BHP share price today.

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Materials Shares

Why Macquarie is tipping 25% upside for the Lynas share price

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the outlook for the Lynas share price.

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Financial Shares

Could this be a looming risk for IAG shares?

| Monica O'Shea

Analysts appear to have a mixed view on IAG shares.

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Technology Shares

The market has had a great day, but these ASX 200 tech shares smashed it

| Monica O'Shea

These ASX 200 tech shares had a stellar day on Thursday.

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Materials Shares

2 tiny ASX battery minerals shares going gangbusters on project news

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why these ASX shares are rising.

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Resources Shares

Guess which ASX 200 mining shares are outpacing BHP today

| Monica O'Shea

Why are these three ASX mining shares outperforming today?

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price on the rise today?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what's impacting the Woodside share price today.

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Dividend Investing

The Bendigo Bank dividend is being handed out today. Here are the details

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the details of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank dividend.

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IPOs

A brand-new lithium share hit the ASX boards this week. Here's the lowdown

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at this new ASX lithium share.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

The Endeavour share price has slayed the ASX 200 so far this year. Too late to buy?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the outlook for the Endeavour share price

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Materials Shares

3 ASX lithium and battery minerals ASX shares going gangbusters today

| Monica O'Shea

Why are these three shares rising?

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Materials Shares

Why has this ASX mining share exploded 200% in 2 days?

| Monica O'Shea

What did this explorer discover? Let's take a closer look.

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Energy Shares

Down 15% in a month, could rate hikes bring more pain for the Beach Energy share price?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what could be ahead for the ASX oil share.

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Materials Shares

Down 18% in a month, is the Iluka Resources share price a smart buy?

| Monica O'Shea

Could the Iluka share price go higher in the future? Let's take a look.

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Retail Shares

2 ASX 200 retail shares ravaged following US rate decision

| Monica O'Shea

Why did ASX retail shares struggle today?

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Materials Shares

Allkem share price sinks 5% amid Mexico lithium deposit speculation

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what could have impacted ASX lithium shares like Allkem today.

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Travel Shares

Could this be good news for Flight Centre shares?

| Monica O'Shea

International travel is on the rise.

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Energy Shares

Whitehaven Coal shares are on fire, but could there be a looming risk?

| Monica O'Shea

Up nearly 200% year to date, what could impact Whitehaven Coal shares in the future?

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Technology Shares

Xero share price is tumbling 5%, but could it be worth a buy?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for the Xero share price?

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Energy Shares

Up 14% in a month, could the Paladin Energy share price go higher?

| Monica O'Shea

Paladin Energy shares may be down today, but they've had a good month.

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Energy Shares

Is the party just getting started for ASX 200 coal shares?

| Monica O'Shea

Could these ASX coal shares go even higher?

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Energy Shares

Is the Santos share price 'starting to resume its uptrend'?

| Monica O'Shea

Is Santos a buy in the future?

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Resources Shares

3 ASX resources shares rocketing on Tuesday

| Monica O'Shea

It's been a great day on the market for these three explorer shares.

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Technology Shares

Why is the Appen share price climbing today?

| Monica O'Shea

ASX technology shares are having a better day on the market on Tuesday. Let's find out why.

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Materials Shares

3 ASX lithium shares soaring on project updates

| Monica O'Shea

These three lithium explorers are having a good day.

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Healthcare Shares

Guess which ASX medical tech share soared 37% at one point today

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why this medical technology company soared ahead today.

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Gold

Firefinch share price remains on ice following key ex-BHP hire

| Monica O'Shea

The gold miner released some news to the market today.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining shares going gangbusters on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

Why are these ASX mining shares doing so well today?

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares having a cracking Monday

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why these three shares are soaring today.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX copper share is rocketing 48% on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why this explorer's shares are on the move.

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