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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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Retail Shares

ASX 200 retail shares rise as consumer confidence improves

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at some of the ASX 200 retail shares in the green today.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price leaping today?

| Monica O'Shea

Oil producers are reaping the benefits of oil price rises overnight.

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Technology Shares

What's in store for the Megaport share price this earnings season?

| Monica O'Shea

We check what may be ahead for the cloud technology company.

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Technology Shares

Why did the BrainChip Holdings share price leap 14% on Monday?

| Monica O'Shea

It's been a day in the green for the artificial intelligence chip maker.

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Travel Shares

Flight Centre share price leaps as 'revenge travel' takes off

| Monica O'Shea

Travel shares were a standout performer on the market today

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Travel Shares

The Webjet share price is having its best day of July so far. What's happening?

| Monica O'Shea

We check why the Webjet share price is taking off today.

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Materials Shares

2 tiny ASX mining shares soaring on new discoveries

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why the share price of two ASX mining companies are jumping rising higher today.

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Energy Shares

11-year high: Whitehaven share price surges 8% on record $3b profit

| Monica O'Shea

Whitehaven Coal has good news to report today.

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Gold

Why is the Northern Star share price trading at near 4-year lows?

| Monica O'Shea

Northern Star resources shares have fallen lately, but could there be better days ahead?

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Materials Shares

Sayona shares sail 8% ahead amid government's call to secure energy supply

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with this lithium explorer today?

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Bank Shares

Surprise US inflation pumps the brakes on ASX 200 bank shares

| Monica O'Shea

Bank shares are sliding today. We take a look at why.

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Materials Shares

These ASX 200 mining shares are bolstering the market today

| Monica O'Shea

The mineral explorers are likely being helped by a rise in commodity prices.

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Gold

2 ASX 200 mining shares performing today amid a volatile gold price

| Monica O'Shea

What's happening to ASX 200 gold shares?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Bega share price slides as milk prices skim away

| Monica O'Shea

Bega share price spills following a trading update.

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Resources Shares

Why did the Rio Tinto and BHP share price struggle today?

| Monica O'Shea

How have these two resources shares performed today?

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Share Gainers

Why has this ASX medicinal cannabis share soared 49% in two days?

| Monica O'Shea

German federal regulatory approval seems to have pleased investors.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX materials share is beating the index to soar 19% today?

| Monica O'Shea

This ASX materials share is rising. Why?

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Energy Shares

Why are Beach, Santos and Woodside share prices tumbling today?

| Monica O'Shea

Oil prices appear to have impacted a few ASX energy shares today.

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Gold

Down 46% in FY22, could this ASX gold explorer's shares be bouncing back?

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with this ASX gold share?

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Energy Shares

Why did ASX coal shares leap today?

| Monica O'Shea

We check the latest on price movements in coal shares.

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Communication Shares

Own Telstra shares? Here are details on the telco's 2,000 new Australian call centre workers

| Monica O'Shea

We check the latest news from the teleco giant.

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Travel Shares

ASX 200 travel shares slide amid travel chaos and cancellations

| Monica O'Shea

It hasn't been a good day on the market for ASX 200 travel shares.

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Travel Shares

Regional Express shares hold steady amid response to fly-in fly-out takeover speculation

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on at the regional air carrier?

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BNPL shares

Zip share price jumps 6% after merger deal with Sezzle is cancelled

| Monica O'Shea

The Zip share price is having a good day.

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Gold

Down 23% in June, can the Northern Star Resource share price go up in July?

| Monica O'Shea

What's the outlook for the gold miner?

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Materials Shares

Why did the Allkem share price soar 60% in FY22?

| Monica O'Shea

How did the 2022 financial year pan out for Allkem?

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Healthcare Shares

Up 33% in a week, what's helping the Imugene share price higher?

| Monica O'Shea

Imugene shares have soared in the past week. We take a look at why.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Own Tabcorp shares? Here's the company's plan to step up against the competition

| Monica O'Shea

What is Tabcorp planning?

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Industrials Shares

Guess which ASX mining tech share is surging 44% today

| Monica O'Shea

This company provides technology for the mining sector.

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price defies 3-month low in oil prices

| Monica O'Shea

Woodside shares jumped despite falling oil prices.

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Energy Shares

Down nearly 10% in June, can the Santos share price recover in July?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the outlook for the oil and gas producer's shares.

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Travel Shares

Qantas share price slides as engineers plan strike action

| Monica O'Shea

Qantas is being impacted by potential industrial action.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Lynas Rare Earths share price tumble in June?

| Monica O'Shea

We check how the rare earths producer fared last month.

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Healthcare Shares

Beating the benchmark: Why this broker is betting on the CSL share price for outperformance

| Monica O'Shea

Could plasma demand boost the CSL share price?

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Share Market News

ASX copper shares in the red as copper price sinks to 19 month low

| Monica O'Shea

Copper prices fell in global markets overnight.

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Gold

Why are ASX 200 gold shares falling today?

| Monica O'Shea

The price of gold has descended to its lowest level in six months.

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Materials Shares

Can ASX lithium share Pilbara recover in July after slumping 22% in June?

| Monica O'Shea

One broker is predicting 90% upside for the lithium producer.

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Gold

Here's why the St Barbara share price shone 8% brighter today

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with the gold miner on Tuesday?

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Materials Shares

Own Liontown shares? Here are 3 takeaways from the company's investor presentation

| Monica O'Shea

What did today's presentation reveal?

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Bank Shares

How did the Macquarie share price perform in June?

| Monica O'Shea

We check how June played out for the investment bank.

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