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TikTok Sells A Lot of Books. Now, Its Owner Wants to Publish Them, Too.

A new publishing company began courting self-published romance writers earlier this year. The pitch, delivered in a generic email, was impersonal and formulaic. The terms weren’t generous, sometimes amounting to just a few thousand dollars for the rights to a book.

Then came the clincher. The publisher was ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, a social media company that traffics in short videos and has, over the past several years, helped create some of the biggest best sellers on the market. Along with an advance and royalties, the company was offering comprehensive online marketing services, according to several authors and

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Alibaba, Li Ning lead Hong Kong stock sell-off as Beijing falls ‘behind growth curve’ while Nio jumps on fund purchase

Hong Kong stocks slumped towards the worst sell-off in almost four weeks as confidence among investors wanted given China’s limited stimulus to shore up its faltering economic recovery. Nio advanced after a Middle East fund bought a stake in the electric-car maker.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 2 per cent to 19,218.35 at the close of Wednesday trading. The city’s benchmark has lost about 4 per cent this week, the deepest three-day setback since May 29. The Tech Index sank 2.8 per cent while the Shanghai Composite Index declined 1.3 per cent.

Alibaba Group tumbled 4.1 per cent to HK$84.70

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Matthew S. Abbott Sells 8,912 Shares of The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) Stock

The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC ​​– Get Rating) SVP Matthew S. Abbott sold 8,912 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.20, for a total value of $304,790.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 29,869 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,021,519.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed via the SEC website.

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NYSE:CC ​​opened at $32.06 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of

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Brooklyn News: Affordable Housing Lottery for First-Time Buyers

A Park Slope Limestone With Central Air and Three Others to See, Starting at $780K

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Midwood Park, and East Flatbush. They range in price from $780,000 to $5,495 million.

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A rendering of Seed Cooperative. Image via NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Lottery Offers Ocean Hill Co-ops to First-Time Buyers for Under $250K

Four two-bedroom co-ops in an Ocean Hill development are for sale through an affordable housing lottery, priced at $247,550 each. The terms are notable: Very low down payments are allowed, and the

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Singular Fort Greene Condo With Vaulted Ceiling, Stained Glass, Terrace Asks $6,450 a Month

A vaulted ceiling, rose windows, marble counters, spiral stairs, and built-ins are some of the features of this unusual condo for rent in a former chapel in the Fort Greene Historic District. Located at 264 Cumberland Street, The Sanctuary went condo in 2008 with 13 units spread over four stories.

Advertised as a two-bedroom, this duplex unit has a lofted bedroom open to the downstairs as well as an enclosed bedroom on the lower level with a closet and two skylights but no windows.

The great room has a double height ceiling and windows on three sides, including a giant