NEW YORK CITY

Manhattan community leaders began pressing Sunday for the cage around the iconic Charging Bull statue in the middle of New York's financial district to be removed.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were: SAIC, EXCO Resources, Talisman Energy, Furmanite Corp and Owens-Illinois. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Sanchez Energy Corp, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp, Schawk, Tahoe Resources and Ultra Petroleum Corp.

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The board of News Corp. (NYSE: NWSA) planned to meet Wednesday to consider splitting the global media giant into two entities, rumors of which move have lifted the New York-based company's shares more than 6 percent this week.

Will News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWSA) finally split up as many of its shareholders have wished for years? Officially, the company is mum on a report from one of its newspapers Tuesday saying CEO Rupert Murdoch is considering an idea he has long opposed.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were: Health Management Associates, Ferro Corp, McClatchy Co, Greenhill & Co and Generac Holdings. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Harbinger Group, BPZ Resources, Regional Management, Fidelity National Financial and Rogers Communication.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were: Harvest Natural Resources, McEwen Mining, BRF-Brasil Foods, AVX Corp and Parker Drilling. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Ryder System, Associated Estates Realty, Main Street Capital, Renren and Wesco Aircraft Holdings.

New York City residents added 10 years to their life expectancy between 1987 and 2009, according to a new report.

Wall Street's pessimistic outlook on corporate profits was proved wrong by surprisingly strong first-quarter results. However, will the second-quarter earnings season tell a different story?

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were: YPF SA, Old Republic International, Tenet Healthcare, JinkoSolar Holding and Valspar Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were: SandRidge Mississippian, AAR Corp, Regis Corp, WMS Industries and Standard Pacific Corp.

Some members of the New York City Board of Health are considering limiting the size of movie theater popcorn and milk beverages to help curb obesity.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were: Higher One Holdings, Alpha Natural Resources, Curtiss-Wright, Health Management and J.C. Penney Company. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Scotts Miracle, 3D Systems, Endeavor International, Celadon Group and Fifth & Pacific Companies.

Richard Schulze, the founder and largest shareholder of Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY), the biggest U.S. electronics chain store, told the company's board Thursday he is resigning, effectively immediately. A reason for the abrupt departure was not publicly disclosed.

On a Friday afternoon in March, the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it would pay Janet Robinson, its recently fired CEO and a 28-year veteran of the company, a severance package of around $23.7 million.

A warm winter and a rainy spring equals a lot of mosquitoes in the Big Apple.

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) was partially rebuffed in its effort to get $10 billion out of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Wednesday, as a Los Angeles U.S. district judge dismissed some of the New York re-insurer's claims in its securities lawsuit against the giant Charlotte, North Carolina- bank.

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported a 26 percent drop in its fiscal first-quarter profit due largely to higher restructuring costs compared to last year, but the earnings topped Wall Street's expectations.

Industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp. (ETN) said Monday it would buy electrical equipment company Cooper Industries Plc for $11.8 billion to expand into the electric industry.

The strain in this relationship between Germany and France was apparent Monday as finance ministers from both countries failed to resolve the question whether the euro zone would benefit from issuing joint European bonds. Berlin rejects the idea, stipulating that struggling economies need to clean up their messes before being given a reason not to.

Back in the day a million dollars would buy you a solid piece of Manhattan real estate, now it can buy you a 12 foot parking space.