* Comet available to Perplexity Max subscribers * Browser stores data locally, appealing to privacy-conscious users * Comet browser offers AI-driven navigation and task execution July 9 (Reuters) - Nvidia ( NVDA )-backed Perplexity AI said on Wednesday it has launched Comet, a new web browser with AI-powered search capabilities, as the startup looks to challenge the dominance of market...

10:58 AM EDT, 07/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Blackstone (BX) is among a handful of companies in talks to acquire Toronto-based H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's residential and industrial properties, The Globe And Mail said Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the process. The real estate investment trust received multiple offers to buy all or parts of the company from US private...

10:59 AM EDT, 07/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) will likely focus on its updated 2025 guidance and the impact of tariffs during its Q2 earnings call next week, BofA Securities said in a note Wednesday. Ahead of the release of the company's quarterly results on July 16, the firm said the company's guidance will likely...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...