Steve Chiotakis

The number of homes seized by banks topped 1 million last year. And while the number of foreclosures keeps rising, new report from a housing advocacy group Woodstock says there's also an increasing number of lenders walking away from foreclosures.

Fatin Birol is the chief economist at the International Energy Agency. This week, Birol warns that increasing price of oil could send economic recovery efforts into a tailspin.

Remember many Christmases ago, when Santa Claus delivered Pong and Atari? Gone are the days of two dimensional tennis. Marketplace Morning Report host Steve Chiotakis investigates modern gaming with the XBOX 360 Kinect. Watch the video.

$801 billion in Bush era tax cut extensions, tax cuts added in and unemployment benefits extended will be sent to President Obama's desk. But what will this do for the economy? Jill Schlesinger explains.

Las Vegas Review-Journal entertainment columnist Doug Elfman talks with Steve Chiotakis about signs of economic recovery in Sin City and what the future looks like in Vegas.

Economic soothsayer Ruth Lordan talks with Steve Chiotakis about her prediction for the unemployment rate. She's seeing 10.5%. Will she be right?

The economy lost another 131,000 jobs last month. The government's official unemployment rate stays at 9.5%.

International inspectors say Greece has been making required budget cuts and managing its debt, and now it's eligible to receive international bailout money. But it's not home free yet.

Floodwaters continue to flow through Pakistan, devastating infrastructure and livelihoods. Neva Khan from Oxfam discusses the relief effort already on the ground.

The Fed wants to invest in new mortgage bonds as older ones it bought begin to mature. Is it possible for the Federal Reserve to jumpstart a stalled recovery this way?