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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Jan 07 2009 FT.com - Comment and analysis Choices made in 2009 will shape the globe's destiny Jan 06 2009 19:27 Some entertain hopes of restoring the globally unbalanced economic growth of the middle years of this decade. They are wrong. Our choice is between a better balanced world economy and disintegration. And it must be made this year, writes Martin Wolf Read more » Do not tie the markets – free them Jan 06 2009 18:45 We need to weaken labour, environmental, social, health and other 'standards' that block rational human activity, writes Vaclav Klaus Read more » Another rate cut would be a big mistake Jan 06 2009 19:37 If we wish to emerge with less damage sooner from this crisis, we need to allow the banks to make more profit, writes John Redwood Read more » The battle of the oligarchs behind the gas dispute Jan 06 2009 19:31 Ukraine and Russia tolerate, even encourage, use of the upper political echelons as instruments in business disputes , write Jérôme Guillet and John Evans Read more » What Tesco knows and Woolies forgot Jan 06 2009 19:34 The people who succeed in business are passionate about it. And, by the way, you can make a lot of money in the process, writes John Kay Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.