Company: Barclays PLC

For homebuilders, any further drop in inventories may mean it's time to get busy and start ramping up construction activity. Rising animal spirits in the housing sector, which have been long anticipated, may soon be at hand. And that PHLX Housing Sector Index may finally start to march upward.    Read More

Some financial companies may see softness in their shares in the coming weeks, as Republican presidential candidates step up their anti-bank rhetoric.   Read More

Where's Mario? ECB head Mario Draghi did not show up for a planned news conference in Frankfurt. Meantime, Draghi's successful 3-year lending facility has not just eased funding difficulties for European banks—it's ignited a 3-day rally in European and U.S. banks.    Read More

The Japanese cabinet has approved an increase in financing bill issuance. Here's what it means for the yen.   Read More

In a rare break from Wall Street protocol, a Sterne Agee analyst has placed a sell rating on social network game maker Zynga before its stock even begins trading.    Read More

Bank of America is threatening to edge out JPMorgan Chase as the top investment bank in terms of revenue in the fourth quarter, according to a research report published Tuesday.   Read More