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I don't think anyone has seriously thought out what will happen if TikTok is banned. Maybe for entertainment ByteDance won't sell it off & will just let the ban happen. So many people use the TikTok platform & they will not be happy. Have heard that there are a lot of young people writing their repr...

China notwithstanding, getting rid of tiktok might stop a lot of stupidity in the youth of the US today. Things like tide pods and other dangerous stunts that other equally stupid kids try and end up offing themselves. But, then again, maybe a good way to help clean up the gene pool there..... Bann...

sundaymorningstaple wrote: ↑

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:22 pm

Oh, @maneo been a while. Good to see you back on the board.

It has been awhile.
Glad to see you're still keeping things going.

What would you suggest they do instead that would have a real impact on China? Isn't it quite presumptuous to think that the west & the US in particular can do anything to have a "real impact" on China? China is resilient. Whatever the US does to suppress China helps make China more self-reliant. B...

Like the Huawei ban nonsense, it seems to be just an underhanded way to impact competition, under the false cover of "national security" nonsense. It looks like this started with the competitor, Facebook, engaging a consulting firm in 2022 to villify TikTok. There's a Washington Post article about t...

Tiktok was already banned in India. The US banning Tiktok would just be China getting a dose of its own medicine. "Dose of its own medicine"??? While ByteDance may be a Chinese company, China really has no vested interest in TikTok. It's an annoyance to them as well. The lame excuses for justifying...

Have you considered using a friend's address in the US to open your account? No need to receive mail there -- just opt for electronic notifications & e-statements. It might be a last resort if other options don't work. Strictly speaking its not legal and one needs the US address to maintain the acc...

Looking for experiences/suggestions/pros-cons for online stock brokers who will open trading accounts for US citizens living in Singapore, who do not have a US mailing address Charles Schwab used to but now they are shutting shop and closing existing accounts. One alternative seems to be TD Ameritr...

ShwushennMak wrote: ↑

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 6:21 am

Thanks for your reply.

Can I continue to file US taxes for the stocks instead of paying 30%?
How about the stocks in Roth IRA?

If your holdings are with a broker in the US then, yes, you may need to file a US tax return for profits & dividends.

hello everyone, I have a friend who really wants to lose weight. Her diet isn't great, but its not terrible (food-wise), and she does go to the gym occasionally. Her biggest issue: she's addicted to mountain dew. I am convinced that if she just cut that out of her diet and changed nothing else she ...

Beware of scammers, who are usually the first to reply to such postings. They seem willing to move in sight unseen, & then as the move-in date gets closer ask you to help them pay off their moving company, sending you a fake Paypal payment notification for the full rental + deposit + moving charge +...

sundaymorningstaple wrote: ↑

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 2:27 pm

Trying to get your assets out of Hong Kong? There is a Bank of China here.

There is also ICBC.

In 2003 we all experienced quite a scare.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-will-stand-by-saudis-even-though-prince-may-have-had-knowledge-of-killing US will stand by Saudis, even though prince may have had knowledge of Jamal Khashoggi killing, says Trump What The Donald up to now? Rex Tillerson's terse assessment seems s...

but i thought of buying because well.. its been 10 yrs since 2008. overdue for a stock market correction and I thought silver and gold will really do well in a correction? i was pondering between silver and gold, but feel silver is cheaper and lower base means easier to have a % gain? i am not very...