Once again, the Financial Times' top pundits have assembled to pit their wits against the fickle future. Some of them are recklessly putting years of calm reflection and carefully-built reputations at stake, piling up their chips on what they foresee for 2010. Others are simply taking a punt, going for broke as they scramble to soothe their bruised egos after some big misses last year.
Medals go to Krishna Guha for correctly predicting how far central banks would go in response to the crisis. Philip Stephens joins him on the podium after correctly foreseeing that Gordon Brown would hang onto power and not call an election in 2009.
A wooden spoon goes to Ed Crooks, who predicted that oil would end the year below $40 (it is near to double that sum). Clive Cookson joins him in ignominy, having predicted that scientists would produce artificial life. No such luck. But, give them credit, both are back in the hunt this year. Chris Cook