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Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" became the fastest selling non-fiction book ever in the U.K. on its release day, its publisher said Tuesday.Chris Jackson / Staff / Getty ImagesLONDON — Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" has become the fastest selling non-fiction book ever in the U.K., according to its publisher.After the book's official release Tuesday, 400,000 copies have been sold so far across hardback, e-book and audio formats, Transworld Penguin Random House said, citing British sales figures."We always knew this book would…

Russia's leading ecommerce platform Ozon is expanding to India after opening offices in China and Turkey earlier this year and hoping that entrepreneurs here can take advantage of the platform to start selling their products in Russia, its chief executive told ET. According to local researcher Data Insight, the Russian ecommerce market may exceed $100 billion in 2024, more than twice its current value. Ozon is the leading multi-category ecommerce marketplace in Russia. "Ecommerce is booming worldwide, and Russia is…

Some of the world’s most influential institutions are selling shares of Asia’s technology giants after owning them for years, a troubling sign for investors after what has already been a painful market selloff. Tencent Holdings Ltd. , a tech giant that earlier amassed stakes in hundreds of tech firms, is divesting itself of billions of dollars in shares of listed companies. Meanwhile, Tencent’s biggest shareholder, Prosus NV, is cutting its large stake in the…

The pair are claiming their “right to be forgotten” under EU rules and want Google to delete links to the reports dating back to 2015. The apparent targets of an information campaign by short-sellers got a boost in their bid to force Google to sever search links to reports criticizing their business models and depicting them living a lavish lifestyle. The pair are claiming their “right to be forgotten” under EU rules and want Google to delete links to the reports dating back to 2015. Google refused, saying it…

The European Commission and Amazon have reportedly come to an agreement that will allow the retail giant to avoid a fine for . According to , the company has pledged to give rival products equal treatment in the Buy Box section of its website, a move that should theoretically increase the visibility of the merchants selling those goods. Amazon also agreed to create alternate featured offers for customers less concerned about getting their purchase as quickly as possible, as well as give sellers free rein to decide on the…

CNBC's Jim Cramer said on Thursday that stocks have largely stayed resilient lately because the investors remaining in the market are there to stay."The sellers are exhausted. The remaining shareholders, they may just be in it for the long haul. That's why so much money's in index funds. People don't want to trade. They just want to own and own and own some more," he said.Stocks closed down on Thursday but managed to rebound from lows reached earlier in the day after St. Louis Federal President James Bullard said in a…

Nearly a quarter fewer homes and condos sold in October than in September as higher mortgage rates sidelined more buyers. But sellers also went on strike, putting only three-quarters as many homes on the market as they did in September, according to a monthly update Thursday from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. That tug of war between reduced demand and lower supply caused the inventory of active listings, which had been rising sharply this summer, to reverse course. There were 7,290 homes and condos listed for…

Zoho Corporation announced that its unified platform for e-commerce will integrate with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) as a technology service provider.Zoho Commerce platform will allow sellers to set up their online stores quickly and on-board the government-backed, open e-commerce network.Anand Nergunam, Vice President, Revenue Growth, Zoho, said that ONDC will create a level-playing field for small businesses and other sellers who have been vastly under-represented in the sector's growth in recent years.…

Square has publicly launched its Tap to Pay solution for the iPhone after running an early access program these past few months. That means sellers across the US can now use the company's Point of Sale app to receive payments from customers using just their iPhones anywhere they are. Sure, they need to have a newer iPhone — the oldest model that can run the feature is the iPhone 11 — but they don't need to buy additional hardware to access the feature. Like with any other point-of-sale system, sellers only have to ring up…

Andy Jenks, a sixth-generation Illinois farmer, owns shares in a small real-estate investment trust called Farmland Partners Inc. FPI -1.42% but rarely thought about them.That changed on July 11, 2018. That morning, a writer going by the name Rota Fortunae published an article on an investing website, Seeking Alpha, alleging Farmland was at risk of insolvency. Some investors had shorted the company, betting Farmland’s stock was poised to decline. It did, and by the end…