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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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Travel Shares

Qantas share price lifts despite airport mayhem

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Why did the ASX travel share rise today?

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Materials Shares

2 ASX lithium shares lifting on new discoveries today

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Why are these ASX lithium shares lifting into the green?

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Share Gainers

Guess which tiny ASX mining share just rocketed 74% on an 'outstanding' new copper find

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Which explorer is soaring so high today?

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Bank Shares

Why is the Westpac share price outperforming the other ASX 200 banks on Monday?

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What's happening at Westpac?

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Gold

Evolution Mining share price higher on gold and copper resource boost

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How is Evolution performing amid a higher copper and gold resource estimate?

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Communication Shares

'Power and resilience': Hipages share price leaps 14% on revenue boost

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Why rising inflation and interest rates could actually work for Hipages.

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Healthcare Shares

Volpara share price leaps 5% following record cash receipts

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Volpara's results appeared to impress investors today.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX mining share is rocketing 16% on a new rare earths discovery

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Assay results at a Western Australia project appear to be impressing investors.

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Technology Shares

Why did the Novonix share price just soar 13%?

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Why is Novonix soaring today?

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Technology Shares

Audinate share price soars 5% as revenue thrives

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The technology company's preliminary results appear to have been well received.

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Technology Shares

Down 1% in a month, what's next for the Dicker Data share price?

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Could shares in the ASX hardware specialist go higher?

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Share Market News

Why did the Droneshield share price charge 10% higher today?

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We check what's behind the AI company's stellar day on the market.

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Travel Shares

What's happening to the Qantas share price today?

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Qantas has spoken out on some of the recent cancellation and bag handling issues.

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Technology Shares

How are ASX 200 tech shares performing on Wednesday?

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We check the latest with ASX technology shares today.

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Industrials Shares

When inflation = profit: Why this fundie is tipping the Transurban share price to outperform

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Could the Transurban share price do well as interest rates rise?

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Resources Shares

Why did the BHP share price have such a cracking session today?

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The Big Australian enjoyed a fine day on the market on Tuesday.

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Energy Shares

Why did ASX 200 energy shares fire up on Tuesday?

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Energy shares had a good day on the market today.

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Travel Shares

Why is the Flight Centre share price tumbling 5% today?

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Why is the Flight Centre share price struggling today?

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Travel Shares

'At tipping point': Qantas share price slides as chaos continues

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We take a look at what's been impacting Qantas lately.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Hawsons Iron share price hiking 6% higher today?

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We take a look at the Hawsons Iron resource upgrade.

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Materials Shares

Pact share price slides despite Woolies recycled packaging deal

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What is this new partnership all about?

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Share Market News

Expert prediction: 3 ASX 200 shares that can 'do well' in volatile times

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Which shares could do well in an environment dominated by rising interest rates?

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Energy Shares

Own Woodside shares? Here's why this $7 billion deal could be at risk

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We take a look at what is going on at Woodside Energy.

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Travel Shares

Why are ASX 200 travel shares having such a stellar session?

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ASX 200 travel shares are bouncing higher today.

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Technology Shares

Why are ASX 200 tech shares having such a lousy start to the week?

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Tech shares are having a tough day on the market on Monday.

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BNPL shares

Swings and roundabouts: What's with the Zip share price today?

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The buy now, pay later company's shares are fighting back on Monday.

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Materials Shares

This ASX 200 materials share is 'very attractive' after falling 24% so far this year: expert

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Could the Alumina share price leap higher? We take a closer look.

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Technology Shares

BrainChip share price leaps again, up 40% this week

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Why has Brainchip stormed higher?

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Technology Shares

Why is the Novonix share price surging 9% on Thursday?

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What's going on with Novonix?

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Travel Shares

Qantas share price dips amid record delays

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What's going on with the airline's shares today? We take a closer look.

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Earnings Results

Tesla share price powers up on 42% revenue jump

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We take a look at what the electric vehicle company reported today.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Fortescue share price leap 5% on Wednesday?

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We check what was behind the miner's positive day on the market.

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Materials Shares

Own BHP shares? Here's why the miner just partnered with one of the world's biggest steelmakers

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The big Australian has signed a partnership deal aiming to reduce carbon emissions.

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BNPL shares

Why is the Block share price storming 5% higher today?

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Block shares are surging today. What's going on?

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Technology Shares

3 ASX tech shares rocketing by over 15% today

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We take a look at why these ASX technology shares are surging today.

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Share Market News

Why did the Netflix share price lift despite losing 970,000 subscribers?

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We check what the streaming giant reported today.

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Technology Shares

Megaport share price explodes 38% on June quarter profit

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What was so impressive about the ASX tech company's results today?

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Financial Shares

Own AMP shares? CEO touts its 'digital bank' status in competitive landscape

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AMP CEO Alexis George is optimistic about the company's digital future.

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Technology Shares

Why did the Xero share price have such a lousy session today?

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What was behind ASX tech shares having such a tough day on the market?

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Earnings Results

This ASX financial company just became profitable, and its share price is surging 20%

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We take a look at Harmoney's FY22 highlights.

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