Commodities: Zinc price likely to extend gains on global shortage

Commodities: Zinc price likely to extend gains on global shortage (International Herald Tribune)
Zinc prices have risen so fast that Robin Bhar, a metals industry analyst for 22 years, is about to raise his forecast for the second time in two months.

South Korean cars gaining fast (Seattle Times)
Hyundai, once a car that cash-strapped consumers bought as a last resort, now competes with Japanese brands renowned for their quality.

Fast cars, cocktails and tropical beaches: life in the DTI fast lane (Guardian Unlimited)
A "culture of excess" at the Department of Trade and Industry is laid bare in a confidential report leaked to the Guardian which shows officials spending nights in expensive hotels, hiring BMW cars, having unrestricted use of government mobile phones and consuming large quantities of cocktails at taxpayers' expense.

Fast, spectacular and challenging! (Rally-Live)
Just two weeks after Monte Carlo, the points hunt for Red Bull Skoda continues in the Extreme North of Sweden. The second WRC event, a genuine winter rally, poses one of the season's toughest challenges to the entire crew.