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Each week The Economist's Editor-in-Chief, John Micklethwait, selects a number of articles from the latest edition of the newspaper as recommended reading. His selection is called the Editor's Highlights. You can receive this regularly by e-mail, or view his top picks below.

February 4th - 10th 2012

A fistful of dollars
Every technology boom has its peak and its champion. This week an eight-year-old company announced its initial public offering, which could value it at as much as $100 billion. Facebook is a remarkable story of American entrepreneurialism. It could soon boast one billion users, or one in seven of the world’s population. In our cover leader we argue that it could be a good bet for investors now, but also warn that regulatory problems lie ahead.

Here are some links to other pieces from this week's issue that might interest you.

How to reform the Street of Shame
Redesigning Britain's media laws

The plight of gay Muslims
Too often, a far from easy life

Why we are different from apes
New evidence from genetics

Slimming Carlos Slim
The world's richest man and Televisa should be allowed to invade each other's markets

A property tax in China?
The way to stabilise its property market and deal with local government