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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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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

3 ASX 200 shares defying today's sell-off to surge higher

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It's not all doom and gloom on the ASX 200 today.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX mining share is exploding 74% on a new copper find

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Why is this explorer having such a good day?

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Healthcare Shares

What's going on with the Imugene share price on Thursday?

| Monica O'Shea

How is Imugene's Vaxinia trial going?

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Materials Shares

The Hastings Technology share price has rocketed 24% in a week. What's going on?

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Shares in the rare eaths explorer have enjoyed a stellar run amid acquisition news.

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Resources Shares

2 ASX mining shares rocketing between 25 and 48% on Tuesday

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What did these two explorers discover?

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Energy Shares

Bannerman share price explodes 24% as ASX uranium explorers soar

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Uranium shares are having a good day.

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Dividend Investing

Woodside dividend tripled: Here's everything you need to know

| Monica O'Shea

How does Woodside's latest dividend compare to previous years?

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Earnings Results

Airtasker share price slides 5% on net loss

| Monica O'Shea

What did the online outsourcing business report to the market today?

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Earnings Results

This ASX All Ords share flew higher on a 230% profit boost

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at this ASX All Ords share.

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Earnings Results

Guess which ASX iron ore share leapt 6% on 'outstanding returns for shareholders'. Hint: not Fortescue

| Monica O'Shea

What did this ASX iron ore explorer report today?

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Earnings Results

Guess which company just became the first ASX cannabis share to pay a dividend

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We take a a look at why this ASX cannabis share is having such a good day.

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Share Gainers

Why did the Galileo Mining share price just leap 30%?

| Monica O'Shea

What did Galileo discover?

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Materials Shares

Core Lithium share price dips despite Tesla extension

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with Core Lithium?

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Earnings Results

Mineral Resources share price slides as dividend drops 43%

| Monica O'Shea

What did Mineral Resources report today?

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Earnings Results

These three ASX 200 shares rocketed higher on earnings updates today

| Monica O'Shea

What did investors like about these results?

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX lithium share is rocketing 20% on positive drill results

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This ASX lithium share is having a stellar day.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the latest Domino's dividend

| Monica O'Shea

How does the Domino's dividend stack up this year?

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Materials Shares

Here's why this ASX lithium share is rocketing more than 100% today

| Monica O'Shea

This lithium explorer is having an explosive day.

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Resources Shares

Iluka share price leaps 6% following monster dividend

| Monica O'Shea

Iluka share holders are in for a dividend boost.

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Gold

Can the gold price outshine sticky inflation?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for the gold price?

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Energy Shares

Why has this ASX energy share surged 196% since the start of the week

| Monica O'Shea

Why is this coal explorer having such a good start to the week?

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Materials Shares

2 ASX mining shares that rocketed between 16% and 108% on Tuesday

| Monica O'Shea

What did these two explorers reveal today?

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BNPL shares

Why has the Sezzle share price exploded 128% in a month?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at how Sezzle performed in the past month.

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Resources Shares

Guess which obscure ASX lithium share has gained 293% so far in August

| Monica O'Shea

This lithium share is exploding in August.

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Earnings Results

Alumina share price slides despite profit surging 128%

| Monica O'Shea

What did Alumina report today? Let's take a look.

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Resources Shares

Mineral Resources share price rises as Macquarie tips 54% upside

| Monica O'Shea

Is Mineral Resources tipped to outperform?

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Materials Shares

Why did the Liontown share price beat the ASX 200 today?

| Monica O'Shea

Is the future promising for this ASX lithium share?

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Resources Shares

Could this be set to boost ASX 200 iron ore shares?

| Monica O'Shea

We check what the experts have to say on the outlook for iron ore.

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Energy Shares

New Hope share price slides despite quarterly coal production boost

| Monica O'Shea

What did New Hope report to the market today?

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Earnings Results

Audinate share price slides despite record revenue and earnings

| Monica O'Shea

The audio-visual company also announced an increase in net loss for FY22.

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Materials Shares

Could this ASX lithium share be set to cash in on Biden's climate legislation?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at this ASX explorer

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Materials Shares

These 3 ASX mining shares rocketed more than 15% on Friday

| Monica O'Shea

Why were investors so impressed with these ASX mining shares?

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Energy Shares

Why is the Santos share price soaring 6% on Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with Santos?

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Energy Shares

Why are ASX 200 coal shares having another cracker of a day?

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Why are coal shares performing so well today?

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Earnings Results

Newcrest share price lifts despite profit falling 25%

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the gold miner's results for financial year 2022.

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Industrials Shares

Results and trading halts: What went down for the NRW share price on Thursday?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the construction and mining contractor's day on the market.

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Resources Shares

Why did ASX mining share Conico rocket 30% today?

| Monica O'Shea

What did this junior miner reveal to the ASX today?

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Share Gainers

3 tiny ASX mining shares leaping over 20% on project announcements

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Why are these shares soaring today?

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BNPL shares

Sezzle share price soars 22% as BNPL company eyes profit target by year-end

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We take a look at Sezzle's July update

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Earnings Results

Yancoal share price lifts on 677% earnings boost

| Monica O'Shea

What drove Yancoal's record revenue and profit? Let's take a look.

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