Tata Trusts said it received relief in a regulatory probe, potentially allowing the controlling shareholder of Tata Group’s holding company to resume business as usual as it seeks to pick a new chairman, according to Bloomberg.

According to Jin10, Fidelity Investments said the number of 401(k) millionaire accounts rose 19% in the second quarter from the first quarter to a record 769,000, the biggest quarterly increase since the fourth quarter of 2023. Fidelity also said average balances in 401(k), 403(b), and individual retirement accounts on its platform reached record highs, while savings rates in corporate retirement plans remained at record levels.

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According to Yonhap, HKET and Sina Finance, Asian equities firmed at midday Wednesday after a weaker-than-expected US August ADP private-payrolls print eased worries the Federal Reserve could resume rate hikes, while a stronger yen pulled the dollar and US Treasury yields back from recent highs. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 traded higher through the lunch break, standing at 64,583.46, up 0.40% or 257.82 points, as of 04:33 UTC. Chip-sector names advanced, with Tokyo Electron up 1.21% and Advantest up 0.18%, while Sony eased 0.33%. Seoul's KOSPI led regional gains, rebounding 1.66% or 108.69 points to 6,671.41 as of 04:33 UTC, recovering from the prior session's roughly 4% slide. Samsung Electronics rose 1.20% and SK Hynix gained 1.30%. Hong Kong stocks were little changed at the noon recess, with the Hang Seng Index up 0.02% at 25,317.49 while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.56%. Tech names were mostly weaker — Xiaomi dropped more than 3%, and Alibaba, Meituan, JD.com and NetEase each slipped over 1% — while gold miners rallied, with Tongguan Gold Holding up more than 8% as spot gold climbed back above $4,400. Mainland property developers also gained, Yuexiu Property rising over 5%. Taiwan's TAIEX added 0.28% or 129.95 points to 46,294.67 as of 04:33 UTC, with MediaTek up 2.69% and TSMC up 0.42%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite was up about 0.4% at the midday break and the CSI 300 gained 0.51% as of 04:33 UTC, aided by an August services PMI that rose to 51.4.

Binance Wallet announced on X that Prediction Markets can now be accessed through the Binance App and Binance Wallet on both mobile and web. On the Binance App, users can navigate to Exchange, then Markets, then Prediction, or go to Wallet, Home, Prediction, and View more. On the web, users can access the feature through Binance Web by selecting Trade and then Prediction, or through Binance Wallet Web by selecting Prediction. The announcement states that Prediction Markets are available only to users in eligible regions and may not be available to all users. No additional details were provided about supported markets, timing, or further feature changes.

According to Wallstreetcn, the U.S. Justice Department on the 2nd issued a legal opinion requiring states that receive funding from two federal benefit programs to expand reporting of undocumented immigrant information to the Department of Homeland Security, or face severe consequences including possible funding cuts.

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said its management team held an unusual meeting in August, according to Bloomberg. The announcement has fueled speculation that the country’s biggest retirement fund may raise its target allocation to domestic bonds.

According to Jin10, Barclays raised its price target on Snowflake (SNOW.N) to $384 from $332.

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This is Google's third Flash release in six weeks

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