Reuters Business News: Tech stocks drag on Japan yen near 1-mth highs - MSN Money

Reuters Business News: Tech stocks drag on Japan yen near 1-mth highs - MSN Money
BHP flush with cash from a metals boom bolted nearly 6 percent higher after pledging to give an extra $10 billion back to shareholders. The gain fueled a 0.5 percent jump in Australia’s key index and a 0.3 percent rise in MSCI’s measure of Asia stocks excluding Japan to a new high.

China job search service planned by Microsoft’s MSN China site

China job search service planned by Microsoft’s MSN China site
A China job search service is to be launched by software company Microsoft’s online MSN.com portal this year with the aim of attracting young workers in what is the second largest web market in the world.

Reuters Business News: Peugeot Citroen margin falls less than forecast - MSN Money

Reuters Business News: Peugeot Citroen margin falls less than forecast - MSN Money
Peugeot Citroen Europe’s second-biggest car group after Volkswagen said group sales had increased in the fourth quarter after declines in the second and third quarters. The operating margin at its automobile division stripping out the Banque PSA bank Gefco transport unit and Faurecia parts subsidiary fell to 0.6 percent in 2006 from 2.0 percent in 2005.