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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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ASX company exec faces 10 years' jail for insider trading

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The general manager allegedly sold off his shares before a 40% dive in price.

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RBA will cut rates Tuesday, say 67% of experts

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Will a rate cut influence the ASX or will the share market influence a rate cut?

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Share Market News

CBA (ASX:CBA) busted raising credit limit for problem gambler

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The customer self-reported his issues but the ASX banking giant kept pumping up his access to debt. Now CBA is…

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$14 trillion investor alliance warns Aussie mining companies

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Believe it or not, they actually needed to be told to stop blowing up historically significant 46,000-year-old sites.

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Share Market News

The shares to buy for 3 different US election outcomes

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Here are some tips for which shares and sectors might be attractive depending on who takes the White House and…

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Coronavirus News

ATO: Stop using JobKeeper to pay for fat bonuses and dividends

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Taxpayer funds are to keep jobs alive during the COVID-19 crisis, not to boost the bottom line.

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Coronavirus News

Yikes: World will owe 265% of GDP this year

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S&P Global Ratings has downgraded credit ratings for 22% of corporate and government issuers internationally. But don't panic, it says.

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Share Market News

Expert says buy these shares immediately if Joe Biden wins US election

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These are the shares that could return 11% in 3 months if Joe Biden and the Democrats take the White…

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Share Market News

These beaten-up shares are about to pick up: Moody's

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Which sector is set to see net operating income grow 3% over the next year or so? It's not what…

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⏸️ Investor Education

Millionaire investors admit their 3 biggest mistakes

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Even wealthy investors make some of the same investment errors as you and me. Here are three of their most…

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Share Market News

Do Australian companies pay more tax than our neighbours?

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Are Australian businesses slugged more company tax than their overseas counterparts? New research settles this question once and for all.

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Share Market News

Virtual AGMs rob retail investors: fundie

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It's impossible for mum-and-dad shareholders to talk to the board outside of an AGM. Online AGMs make it even easier…

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Share Market News

New $259 million ASX tech player listing Thursday

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After 9 years as a startup, MyDeal.com.au is floating this week, making the new ASX tech's founder and early investor…

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Share Market News

How the US election and COVID-19 vaccine will hit ASX shares

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T Rowe Price executive looks into his crystal ball on where ASX shares will go depending on overseas political and…

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Ask a Fund Manager

How this fund manager is 60% UP in the year of COVID-19

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Ask A Fundie: Frazis Capital Partners' Michael Frazis reveals the 2 things he looks at when picking stocks. And they…

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Defensive Shares

How to get Coles to give you money for 11 years

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Fundie reveals two defensive stocks that just kept giving this year, and one of them will continue to produce for…

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Share Market News

Which ETFs attracted the most money this year?

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Which ETFs are investors flocking to in a crazy 2020? We break it down to see which investments are in…

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Investing Strategies

'Vomit buying': How fundie spent $110m during COVID-19 crash

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Buy low, right? This is the sort of courage it takes to actually do that as people are fleeing a…

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Share Market News

Angry staff at ASX company take industrial action

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Union claims insurance giant AIG has gone back on pay and conditions agreed to before COVID-19 struck.

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Share Market News

ASX company busted hiding info on $345m sell-offs

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Resources company announced massive deals but failed to mention a few important details.

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Share Market News

ASX website crash reminds everyone it has a monopoly

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A new platform leaves brokers, investors and analysts unimpressed and questioning whether ASX Ltd should be the only game in…

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Share Market News

Revealed: ASX Christmas winners and losers

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How will the retail industry fare this festive season with most Australians enjoying their holidays at home?

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Share Market News

This ASX share is recession-proof

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Past consumer habits in times of financial stress is a great indicator for this business, which this fund manager has…

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Share Market News

Why Woolworths is too expensive right now

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The supermarket has done very well out of COVID-19, but this fund manager thinks value investors would do well to…

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Ask a Fund Manager

Ignore EBITDA and P/E ratios? This fund manager does

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Ask A Fundie: Pengana's Chris Tan reveals how he picks shares for his fund and how it ignores benchmarks.

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Share Market News

Investors push for 40% women in ASX 200 exec roles

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Shareholders holding billions of dollars in ASX 200 companies want change for the betterment of company performance and social equality.

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Share Market News

AMP flags mass job cuts to reverse sinking share price

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Embattled financial services giant will slash costs and headcount by merging some operations across AMP Capital and AMP Australia.

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Share Market News

Bank named and shamed for hounding investors

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Code violations are so serious that it's the first time in history that the industry watchdog has explicitly named the…

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Share Market News

New $190 million tech share listing on ASX

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Aussie Broadband has a loyal customer following, but will there be similar fervour among shareholders?

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Coronavirus News

Banks rejoice: Mortgages back to pre-COVID levels

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This is unlike any other recession. Australians are cashed up and pumped to buy real estate.

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Share Market News

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) beats ACCC in court

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Supermarket giant, Woolworths, successfully fights off the consumer watchdog after a 2-year legal battle over disposable cutlery and plates.

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Share Market News

ASX bank share price hammered after missing pay revealed

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Bank of Queensland shares are in a freefall after shock announcement to the market.

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⏸️ Online Brokers

Addictive share trading apps rigged for impulse buying

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Share trading platforms now feel like games -- all to entice rookie investors into spontaneous buying and selling. Finance experts…

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Share Market News

Coca-Cola forced to reveal secret source of Mt Franklin water

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Beverage giant had to say something before its spring source near Sydney became contaminated.

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Share Market News

ASX share scandal: Former director faces 10 years' jail

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A mining company director and his acquaintance have appeared in court after ASIC charged them with inside information offences.

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Share Market News

Airbnb, DoorDash and 3 more new tech shares for Aussies to consider

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It's IPOs galore in the US market. Here's a rundown of the best new tech shares for Australian investors to…

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Bank Shares

Why ASX bank shares are rocketing up Friday

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Big banks rejoice as they no longer have to report to ASIC about their loan approvals and rejections.

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Coronavirus News

Qantas (ASX:QAN) in trouble for pocketing JobKeeper

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Federal Court rules against Qantas in a decision that could have ramifications for all Australian businesses that have relied on…

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Ask a Fund Manager

I waited 10 years before pouncing on this stock

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Ask a fundie: Prime Value's Richard Ivers tells us how he picks shares for his fund and which ones he…

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How to invest

CBA CEO: Borrowing to invest is asking for trouble

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Matt Comyn recalls the time when he met a low-income retiree who had lost their life savings after receiving very…

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