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☆ Currency market steadies ahead of U.S. inflation test, Fed decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Economists polled by Reuters expect headline consumer price inflation to ease to 0.1% from 0.3% last month, and core price inflation to remain steady on the month at 0.3%. Powell is likely to strike a relatively dovish tone at the press conference, however, given disappointing growth indicators since the last Fed meeting, Williams said. Japanese wholesale prices rose 2.4% in the year to May, Bank of Japan data showed on Wednesday, beating market forecasts for a 2% increase. The yen held steady at 157.16 per greenback after slipping to its lowest since June 3 at 157.40 the previous day. While Japan's central bank will likely discuss bond buying cuts to pre-empt yen selling pressure, dollar/volatility this week largely depend on Wednesday's U.S. CPI and Fed meeting, he added.

Persons: Jerome Powell's, Kieran Williams, Powell, Williams, Emmanuel Macron's, Sterling, Wei Liang Chang, bitcoin Organizations: U.S, Consumer, Fed, Reuters, Asia FX, InTouch, Bank of Japan, Bank of, DBS, CPI Locations: Czech, U.S, Asia, Bank of Japan

☆ Stocks are about to hit a 'wall of money' that will drive the market to record highs in July, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A record $7.3 trillion in money market funds could soon be reinvested elsewhere, according to Goldman Sachs. AdvertisementA "wall of money" is headed for the stock market this summer and will drive equities to record highs, according to a recent note from Goldman Sachs' trading desk. Goldman Sachs managing director Scott Rubner highlighted in the note that a record $7.3 trillion is sitting in money market funds, and a large chunk of that is poised to flow into stocks. AdvertisementIf the Fed cuts rates, then the cash yield on money market funds should drop from its current level of about 5%. AdvertisementWith stocks already trading at records, the gains Rubner expects would send the stock market to fresh highs.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, seasonals, —, Scott Rubner, Rubner, NDX Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq

India's stock market has been topsy-turvy in the past week. WealthMills Securities' equity market strategist Kranthi Bathini says "India's stock markets need stable policy continuity going forward." "The Union Budget has consistently increased allocations for infrastructure development. Strong digital economy and startup ecosystem Another longer-term theme on Sengupta's radar is the digital economy and startup ecosystem. Riding the consumer wave Aside from sectors poised for growth, WealthMills Securities' Bathini suggests looking out for names set to benefit from the strong consumer.

Persons: turvy, Narendra Modi's, Modi, Dhruba Jyoti Sengupta, Kranthi Bathini, Sengupta —, Sengupta, Bathini Organizations: Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Lok Sabha, Wrise, CNBC Pro, BSE, Bombay Stock Exchange, WealthMills Securities, Budget, Hindustan, Indian Railway Catering, Tourism Corporation, Indian, Construction, Titagarh, Systems, India, Canara Bank, Bajaj Finance, Securities, Hindustan Aeronautics, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries Locations: Lok, Asia, East, Europe, India, uptrend

☆ Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht, master of the downturn, is now embroiled in one
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewBarry Sternlicht became a real estate billionaire by snapping up commercial properties on the cheap during market downturns. The 63-year-old Miami-based executive, who built his firm Starwood Capital into a more than $100 billion real estate investment behemoth, has now found himself on the flipside of that formula. The situation is a reversal of fortune for Sternlicht, who is more used to capitalizing on real estate dips than becoming entangled in them. But investor sentiment darkened as interest rates rose and put pressure on real estate asset values. "They're concerned that there may be more markdowns in net asset value if interest rates stay higher for longer.

Persons: —, Barry Sternlicht, SREIT, Sternlicht, Matt Malone, REITs, Malone, Kevin Gannon, Gannon, Jon Mechanic, Fried Frank, Mechanic, Barry Organizations: Service, Starwood Capital, Starwood, Income Trust, Business, Federal Reserve, Shareholders, Westin, Caesars, Opto Investments Locations: Miami, Vegas, SREIT

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: The secret of the stock market rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

This report is from this week's CNBC's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. "This particular product, and broadly speaking, the domestic investor, has driven the upsurge in the Indian stock markets," Mahesh Nandurkar, head of India research at Jefferies, told CNBC. For instance, of the nearly 4,900 actively traded India-listed stocks, 300 stocks had a fall in revenue in the last two consecutive financial years. Foreign investors have historically had a significant influence on local equity markets. For now, the savings directed into equity markets are still a tiny proportion of the overall savings Indians put away annually.

Persons: it's, Mahesh Nandurkar, Hermes, Jonathan Pines, Deepak Jasani, Jefferies, Nandurkar Organizations: Association for Mutual Funds, SBI Equity, Opportunities, ICICI Prudential, Advantage Fund, Jefferies, CNBC, Federated Hermes, HDFC Securities Locations: India, Japan

☆ Ethereum surges 22% on speculation ETFs could be approved as soon as this week — and a new bitcoin record might not be far behind
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ethereum has jumped over the past 24 hours as odds of an imminent ETF approval have soared. AdvertisementAccording to Standard Chartered Head of FX Research Geoff Kendrick, ETF approvals would cement ether's chances of reaching $8,000 by this year's end. AdvertisementSecondly, big outflows are also less likely to be an issue for ether, Kendrick pointed out. Once ether funds are established, the price highs that it can achieve bode well for bitcoin, Kendrick added. "An ETH ETF approval will further legitimise the sector and therefore be BTC positive as well.

Persons: Ethereum, —, That's, Eric Balchunas, Geoff Kendrick, Kendrick, bode Organizations: SEC, Chartered, Service, bitcoin, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Intelligence, Standard Chartered, FX, BTC Locations: VanEck

Grayscale Investments announced that CEO Michael Sonnenshein stepped down on Monday, ending a 10-year run as the leader of the largest crypto asset manager. Under Sonnenshein, Grayscale played a key role in pushing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to allow bitcoin ETFs. "The crypto asset class is at an important inflection point and this is the right moment for a smooth transition. In 2022, Grayscale launched a lawsuit against the SEC, after regulators turned down its bid to convert the investment vehicle into an exchange-traded fund. Michael Sonnenshein at the 2022 Forbes Iconoclast Summit at New York Historical Society on Nov. 3, 2022.

Persons: Michael Sonnenshein, Peter Mintzberg, Goldman Sachs, Edward McGee, Sonnenshein, Arturo Holmes Organizations: Investments, BlackRock, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Fidelity, Forbes, Summit, New York Historical Society, Getty Locations: OppenheimerFunds

☆ Why the biggest real estate funds still struggle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewBlackstone, the world's largest landlord, contends the worst is over for commercial real estate. In the first quarter, shareholders in Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, or BREIT, its $59 billion flagship real estate investment fund, pulled out almost a billion dollars a month on average, according to the company's first-quarter earnings statement. A similar investment fund operated by Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital has had an even greater retreat by investors. Share pricing is determined through appraisals of the value of the underlying real estate holdings. In May, Blackstone Real Estate Partners X also completed the $3.5 billion acquisition of Tricon Residential, an owner of single family rental homes.

Persons: —, Barry Sternlicht's, Kevin Gannon, BREIT, reinvigorating, anemic, REITs, Jonathan Gray, Blackstone Heidi Gutman, NBCUniversal, Jon Gray, they're, Gray, outperformance, redemptions, Blackstone, Gannon, They're, Sternlicht, Todd Henderson, REIT, Henderson, It'll Organizations: Service, Investors, Income Trust, Business, Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital, Starwood Real, Blackstone, Starwood, KKR, Apollo, Federal Reserve, Communities, Blackstone Real Estate Partners, Tricon Locations: Blackstone, Brookfield, BREIT, Tricon, Nashville, DWS

☆ Astronomers say we may live at the center of a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide that defies the laws of cosmology
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jessica Orwig | Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But the kicker is that this giant void shouldn't exist in the first place. For example, some people have correctly argued that such a void shouldn't exist in the standard model, which is true. Cosmologists have a value, called the Hubble constant, which they use to help describe how fast the universe's expansion is accelerating. The Hubble constant should be the same value wherever you look, whether it's close by or very far away. NASA/JPL-CaltechAstronomers can't agree on what's causing this discrepancy in the Hubble constant, and the contention has become known as the Hubble tension.

Persons: —, we're, Claire Lamman, Indranil, Andrews, Hubble, Brian Keating, Keating, Banik Organizations: Service, Business, Harvard, Smithsonian Center, Astrophysics, Indranil Banik, University of St, Banik, Royal Astronomical Society, KBC, Hubble, NASA, JPL, Caltech, ESA, Palomar, Sky, UC San Diego, Sky Survey

☆ 3 reasons why bitcoin can still reach $150,000 by 2025, according to Bernstein
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bitcoin will still reach $150,000 by 2025, Bernstein reaffirmed in a new note. ETF and spot bitcoin demand has remained strong, analysts wrote. "Investors ask us if anything has changed on our $150K Bitcoin price view and if the post-halving price correction has affected our conviction. Second, rule updates from the Financial Accounting Standards Board pertaining to crypto are driving corporate interest in bitcoin, Bernstein said. Advertisement"Overall, healthy Bitcoin demand and continued discipline in the Bitcoin mining cycle, allowing the Bitcoin party to last longer this time.

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☆ China's stock market has staged a big rebound that's poised to push on, strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Yuheng Zhan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Chinese stock market has rebounded and analysts said the rally looks set to continue. After six months of outflows, foreign investors are gradually putting money to work in China again. AdvertisementChina's stock market may have shaken its label as "uninvestable," with an economic rebound and a rally that could have plenty more room to run. LPL Financial strategist Adam Turnquist wrote this week that long-held bearish calls on China's property and stock market have shaken investor confidence. China's recent reputation as "uninvestable" has been fueled by mounting real estate troubles, a plummeting stock market and dismal consumer demand that's sparked a deflationary spell for the country.

Persons: —, Adam Turnquist, Turnquist, Ray Dalio Organizations: Service, LPL, Billionaire Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing

☆ Russian energy giant Gazprom reported its first annual loss in 24 years amid Western sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Yuheng Zhan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian energy giant Gazprom posted its first annual loss since 1999. AdvertisementRussian energy producer Gazprom Group reported its first annual loss in 24 years, with restricted energy flows to Europe a leading factor in dragging down earnings. International Energy Agency data indicates that gas flows to Europe hit their lowest levels since the early 1970s. Meanwhile, Gazprom has outlined investments totaling 2.57 trillion rubles for this year, indicating a reduction of nearly 16% compared to its projections for 2023. Russia has managed to reroute much of its energy flows to other countries such as China and India.

Persons: — Organizations: Gazprom, Service, Gazprom Group, Bloomberg, Ukraine, International Energy Agency, Reuters Locations: Europe, Russian, Ukraine, Russia, China, India

☆ JPMorgan is cautious on crypto as retail investors dump following ETF hype
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Retail dollars flowed out of bitcoin ETFs in April, and investors should adopt a cautious stance on the cryptocurrency for now, according to JPMorgan. "The past two weeks saw significant selling/profit taking with perhaps retail investors playing a bigger role than institutional investors," JPMorgan's Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said in a note Thursday. "Indeed, not only have spot bitcoin ETFs seen outflows in April but our proxies of the retail impulse into equities have also downshifted over the past month." Panigirtzoglou noted that in addition to crypto, retail investors also sold equities in April and that the impulse into stocks has also shifted down. "This is shown by … the net flow into equity funds including ETFs and mutual funds, typically used by retail investors … [which] turned negative in April after strong buying in February and March," he said.

Persons: JPMorgan's Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Panigirtzoglou, cryptocurrencies Organizations: JPMorgan, Metrics, Investors, Federal

☆ Bitcoin nosedives below $57,000 to two-month low ahead of U.S. Fed decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) can be seen on a coin standing in front of a Bitcoin chart. Bitcoin on Wednesday plunged sharply to its lowest level in over two months amid broader risk-off sentiment in markets, as investors kept an eye on the U.S. Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decision. Crypto market participants are eyeing the upcoming interest rate decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Federal Open Market Committee is due to meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss its latest policy on interest rates. Markets have become more shaky lately, as investors fret over the prospect of a longer path toward interest rate cuts.

Persons: Bitcoin, Jerome Powell, Geoff Kendrick, Kendrick, Changpeng Zhao Organizations: U.S, U.S . Federal, U.S . Federal Reserve Locations: U.S ., CoinGecko, solana, U.S, Hong Kong

☆ Bitcoin will drop 13% to $50,000 after falling below a key support level as macro drivers slow, Standard Chartered says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bitcoin's break below $58,000 on Wednesday clears a path for it to fall as low as $50,000, Standard Chartered said in new research. The crypto's decline has been driven by rising ETF outflows and falling US liquidity levels. AdvertisementDeteriorating conditions are denting the Bitcoin rally, with this week's drop below $60,000 putting it en route for an even lower price range. According to commentary from Standard Chartered, the apex token could temporarily reach as low as $50,000, signaling an over 13% drop from current levels. Among these are shrinking investments in spot bitcoin ETFs, funds that first sparked the rally at the year's start.

Persons: —, Geoff Kendrick, Kendrick, Mike Novogratz, he's Organizations: Chartered, outflows, Service, Standard Chartered, FX Locations: Hong Kong

☆ Hong Kong stocks are back from the dead. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong CNN —Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index surged more than 7% in April as the best-performing major index in the world. The valuation of Hong Kong stocks has also become more “compelling” relative to the rest of the Asian region after the pullback last year, said Zhikai Chen, head of Asian equities at BNP Paribas Asset Management. He added that there is a shift in investors’ sentiments as Chinese economic data turned more positive. Innes said global investors are currently “underweight” in Chinese markets, including Hong Kong, because of geopolitical tensions and concerns surrounding potential fallout from the upcoming US elections. Stock exchange data showed that southbound investors (meaning investment from mainland China into Hong Kong) have bought nearly $20 billion of Hong Kong-listed stocks in March and the first three weeks of April on a net basis.

Persons: ”, Kelly Chung, Zhikai Chen, Stephen Innes, David Chao, Nomura, Xiaomei Chen, Angelina Lai, Innes, Kong, BNP Paribus Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong, Value Partners, BNP, Management, P Global, PMI, Kong's, Reuters, US, People’s Bank of, HK, “ Locations: China, Hong Kong, United States, Beijing, India, James’s, People’s Bank of China

☆ IMF chief warns of emerging market risk with high U.S. interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a briefing on the Global Policy Agenda at IMF headquarters during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC on April 18, 2024. Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, played down the prospect of any negative impact from a monetary policy divergence between Europe and the U.S., but said issues could be more acute in emerging markets. The benchmark rates of most advanced economies soared in recent years, as central banks aimed to tame inflation following the Covid-19 pandemic. A high U.S. interest rate environment is traditionally bad news for emerging markets, as it makes their debts — often priced in U.S. dollars — more expensive. "It is a much more serious issue for countries where the impact of high interest rates in the United States are more profound — in many emerging market economies," Georgieva told CNBC's Silvia Amaro in Brussels on Monday.

Persons: Kristalina Georgieva, Georgieva, CNBC's Silvia Amaro Organizations: Monetary Fund, IMF, International Monetary Fund Locations: Washington , DC, Europe, U.S, United States, Brussels, Japan

☆ An AI-focused ETF from a hedge fund veteran is gaining attention by soaring 60% over the past year
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A hedge fund veteran, having worked at Citadel, Millennium and Tiger Management, Delevska specializes in the industrial sector, communicating with more than 100 companies she covers. Delevska's Spear Alpha ETF (SPRX ), with $70 million in assets under management, has about 26 holdings and almost everything in her portfolio is expected to benefit in some way from AI. SPRX 1Y mountain Spear Alpha ETF Almost 11% in Nvidia The actively managed ETF is up more than 60% in the past 12 months, outpacing the better known Ark Innovation ETF . AI apart, Spear Alpha ETF invests in other themes, like enterprise digitalization, space exploration and decarbonization. Spear Alpha ETF has taken in $54 million in inflows so far in 2024, according to FactSet.

Persons: Ivana Delevska, Delevska, ARKK, Spear, Wood hasn't Organizations: Citadel, Tiger Management, Alpha, Nvidia, First, Spear Alpha Locations: FactSet, outflows

☆ Tractor Supply CEO says there's still 'significant migration' out of urban areas
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday that a substantial number of Americans are moving out of cities, and many are headed to rural areas. "They've continued, albeit to a lesser absolute number, but net we're still seeing significant migration out of urban America, and most of that migration, or a lot of it, is going into rural America," Lawton said. Tractor Supply is a retail chain that sells equipment for home improvement, such as supplies for gardening and farming. Lawton told Cramer that the company has been dealing with business headwinds, with consumer spending trends swinging from goods to services. But he expressed optimism for the future, saying Tractor Supply can "begin to see light at the end of the tunnel now against those headwinds."

Persons: Hal Lawton, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Lawton, They've, Cramer Organizations: Tractor, Neighbor's Locations: America

☆ Tesla's earnings report was worse than expected, but Elon Musk has a plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at Tesla's earnings report and what comes next for the EV maker. The big storyTesla's turnaround planJADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng; BIBad news: Tesla's earnings report was worse than expected. AdvertisementPerhaps that's why Musk spent so much of the earnings call discussing autonomy and the progress made with Tesla's Full Self-Driving software . Musk told analysts on the earnings call that Tesla is the majority of his work . If investors vote against the package at Tesla's annual meeting in June, who knows where Musk — and his AI ambitions — will end up .

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☆ 'Chaotic era' for Asian currencies: Bank of America is not bullish on any of them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The onshore CNY is currently trading at 7.24 per U.S. dollar. The South Korean won recently slipped to an 18-month low of 1,389.5 against the dollar. The Bank of Korea chief called the won volatility "excessive" and said the central bank would intervene if needed. Taiwan dollarBofA also remains negative on the Taiwan dollar given strong equity outflows and life insurance companies' additional unwinding of non-deliverable forward hedges. The Taiwan dollar is currently trading at 32.6 per U.S. dollar.

Persons: SeongJoon Cho Organizations: Korean, Woori, Bloomberg, Getty, U.S, South Korean, Fed, Bank of Korea, U.S ., Taiwan Locations: Seoul, South Korea

☆ Investors are ramping up their exits from Cathie Wood's ARK after an epic 72% decline in her flagship fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Investors are ramping up outflows from Cathie Wood's ARK funds after a three-year decline. The suite of ARK ETFs has seen net outflows of $2.2 billion so far this year, triple the outflows in 2023. AdvertisementInvestors in Cathie Wood's ARK ETFs are starting to increase the pace of outflows after a string of bad bets and a painful three-year decline. The ARK ETFs' combined assets under management stand at $11.1 billion, down 81% from its peak AUM of $59 billion in 2021. This dynamic — the sharp decline in ARK funds while the broader stock market hits record highs — was highlighted by Morningstar earlier this year.

Persons: —, Morningstar, Amy Arnott, Wood, Tesla Organizations: Service, Innovation, Morningstar, Nvidia, Unity Software

☆ Regional banks will dominate rest of earnings season this week. Here's what analysts expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"What we've seen is deposit pressures escalate more than previously anticipated," said Alexander Yokum, analyst at CFRA Research, who has a neutral view on regional banks. "A lot of these regional banks, they have less deposits, so if they lose deposits, it can really impact their operating results," Yokum said. "So, higher for longer, I think for a lot of regional banks, would be negative." Here's what Wall Street analysts expect from regional banks this season. Other regional banks reporting this week include Fifth Third Bancorp .

Persons: Alexander Yokum, Yokum, Goldman Sachs, Ryan M, Nash, America's Ebrahim H, Poonawala, CFRA's Yokum, Citi's Keith Horowitz, " Horowitz, Huntington Bancshares Huntington Bancshares Organizations: Regional Banking, U.S . Bancorp, New York Community, CFRA Research, JPMorgan Chase, T Bank, PNC, " Bank, America's, U.S . Bancorp U.S . Bancorp, U.S . Bank, Bank of America, Huntington, Comerica KeyCorp, Comerica, Fifth Third Bancorp Locations: U.S, New, Ohio

☆ The big, month-long rally in commodities is turning these ETFs into winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some equity funds closely tied to those commodities, such as those that invest in gold and silver miners, have soared even more. Five of the six biggest gold ETFs have seen outflows this year, totaling almost $3 billion, according to FactSet. GLD 5Y mountain Gold, and the ETFs that track it, are trading at record highs in early 2024. The fund's holdings include gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Meanwhile, Teucrium has several ETFs focused on agricultural commodities that have climbed over the past month as well, including the the Teucrium Soybean Fund (SOYB) , up over 3%.

Persons: Jake Hanley, Hanley, Robert Minter, Minter, Teucrium Organizations: United States Oil Fund, Hershey Locations: East, Europe

☆ A rare 'Devil Comet' will appear during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Here's how to see the Mt. Everest-sized space rock.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

During the total solar eclipse on April 8th, the fiery green "Devil comet" could be visible too. The timing offers a rare opportunity to simultaneously see a comet and a total solar eclipse. For the first time in 71 years, Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, a.k.a the "Mother of Dragons" or "Devil comet," is coming relatively close to the sun. Time will pass quickly, and there are plenty of other spectacular phenomena to watch for during the event, besides the Devil comet. So an eruption during the total solar eclipse would be a spectacular treat if it happened.

Persons: —, Comet 12P, Pons, Brooks, it's, Everest, Juan Lacruz, Robert Massey, Geronimo Villanueva, Pons Brooks, Stuart Atkinson Organizations: Service, Comet, Royal Astronomical Society, Wikimedia Locations: Texas, Maine, Jupiter

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