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In several cities, foreclosures are higher than pre-recession levels. But property values are rising, loan defaults are down and the job market is strong, so what's going on? Plus, the Midwest's devastating floods and more.

"Game of Thrones" has spared no expense on costumes, sets and even whole languages. Today we talk with the linguist whose job it is to make them. Plus: Why rail travel is so expensive to build in the United States.

We look at how fear, history and marketing have kept Americans from going DIY. Plus: the IMF cut its global economic growth outlook, and would requiring prices in pharma ads make drugs cheaper?

When you go online in China, you won't find tech giants like Facebook and Google, or news organizations like The New York Times and even the South China Morning Post. It's part of the country's strict regulation of speech, but China's internet is still vibrant. Today we take a look beyond the Great Firewall. But first: This is shaping up to be the biggest year for IPOs since the peak of the dot-com boom. We look at how investing has changed since then. Plus: Paying taxes in bitcoin?

Get out your parachute pants, because MC Hammer begins his first major concert tour since 1991 on Saturday. Hammer joins the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls and other '80s and '90s pop acts on the road, where there's still a lot of money to be made. Plus: Turning chaos into core strength with "Brexercise" and the economics of 3-pointers.

After decades of challenges, construction is finally underway on the largest public works project in the U.S.: California’s high-speed rail. Today, we look at why bullet trains have been an elusive American goal for more than 50 years. But first, the latest on the Ethiopian Airlines crash, Boeing and its grounded planes. Plus, the story of an undercover police officer whose career has been shaped by his county’s drug problems.

Just eight weeks into its inaugural season, the Association of American Football appears to be throwing in the towel. With the XFL set to return next year, we look at why every NFL alternative seems to fail. But first, what you need to know about the recent spike in mortgage and refinancing applications. Plus, the professional shoppers of China who report mislabeled products for a share of the fine.

President Donald Trump threatened to unilaterally shut down the southern border this week if Mexico doesn't take steps to reduce illegal border crossings. Today we look at the economic consequences, starting with putting the brakes on the auto industry. Plus, the fight against robocalls and why that tote bag might not be as environmentally friendly as you think.

After several high-profile scandals, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out the case for regulating his own company. But regulating one tech giant will likely mean regulating others, and they might not be as keen on letting Congress in. But first we do the numbers on Saudi Aramco, which just released figures revealing it's the world's most profitable company. Plus: what you need to know about a big snack food merger.