NY history on sale in Plaza auction 
Nostalgic New Yorkers, film fans and Eloise enthusiasts can buy a little piece of history next week when Christie’s auction house sells select items from The Plaza hotel to the public.

China Halts Bird Exports to Hong Kong After Flu Case (Update1) 
March 6 (Bloomberg)—China halted the supply of live poultry, chicks and pet birds to Hong Kong for three weeks after a man in Guangzhou died of avian influenza, Hong Kong’s government said in a statement.

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-03-10 10:25 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT 
BUDAPEST (AFX) – The Hungarian economy expanded by 4.1 pct in 2005 compared showed. TOKYO (AFX) – Core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 6.2 pct in January from December, the Cabinet Office said, below the market consensus of a decline of 5.0 pct.