Lionel Barber of Financial Times recommends:

Lionel Barber recommends

01 Jobs data stoke US recovery fears Robin Harding wrote a top-notch column on the fragile US economy. His global insight on long-term labour market weaknesses was a stand-out.

02 Fears for recovery boost US Treasuries The US may not be heading for a double-dip but it's flat-lining – and that's bad news for everyone. Michael Mackenzie and James Politi delivered a powerful splash on the game-changing slide in benchmark Treasury yields to below 3 per cent.

03 Drone attack kills senior Pakistani militant Farhan Bokhari reported on the continuing US drone attacks inside Pakistan, which claimed another al-Qaeda scalp at the weekend.

04 Wall Street 'mispriced' LinkedIn's IPO April Dembowsky persuaded Peter Theil, an early Facebook investor and co-founder of PayPal, to go on record saying Wall Street mispriced the LinkedIn IPO. The article was widely read, coming at a time when valuations in the tech sector are under scrutiny.

05 When Tahrir Square comes to Israel Philip Stephens wrote a widely read column looking at Israel's strategic predicament from the perspective of Tahrir Square.

06 We should end our disastrous war on drugs Martin Wolf's Philippic against the War on Drugs in FT Weekend proved to be extremely popular

07 US to cut Pakistan aid projects James Lamont landed a good scoop on the US significantly cutting back aid projects in Pakistan to focus on high-profile areas in a bid to improve Washington's image.

08 Libya bet $1bn on SocGen shares Lina Saigol and Sam Jones uncovered how the Libyan Investment Authority lost hundreds of millions of dollars on a bet with Societe Generale which was desperate for funds after the Jerome Kerviel trading fiasco.

09 Connecticut model has lessons for White House James Politi wrote up a fascinating interview with the Democratic governor of Connecticut whose deficit cutting has lessons for Washington.

10 In praise of feuds Tony Barber wrote a gem of a leader in praise of literary feuds.

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