But Cox placed his hopes on a new and very far-reaching rule that makes it a crime to sell short, which is to bet on a stock going down.

FORBES: Beltway Keynesians

Flip-flopping from monarchy to military rule to democracy and back again makes for a wobbly foundation.

WSJ: Riding Brazil's River of Doubt

Since George Osborne has set up the FPC with independent authority to minimise the risks in the financial system, he would not find it easy to over-rule or ignore it on the first occasion it makes a big decision.

BBC: Will RBS sell Coutts?

People have a lot of trouble meeting the real estate trade or business exception to the rule that makes real estate rental per se passive.

FORBES: Even Real Estate Salesman Has Trouble With Passive Loss Exception