After a year in the making, the government finally reaches a foreclosure settlement with five major banks. The Greeks, too, have reportedly settled on making austerity cuts that would also allow them to get a bailout package. The Chinese market for art is spinning out of control. Youngsters are running away from the TV sets. And Kai Ryssdal talks to Walter Mosley, author of “All I Did Was Shoot My Man,” about race and class in the age of global capitalism.

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that the state legislature is failing to fully fund public education. Cracks were found in a number of Airbus A380 wings. Commentator Robert Reich talks about the GOP’s argument that President Obama is turning America into a “European-style welfare culture.” Freakonomics Radio explores one unintended consequence of the economic downturn — our waistlines. And Kai Ryssdal plays ‘PAC Name Fever’ with the Marketplace staff.

The U.S. is now 81 percent self-sufficient when it comes to energy. Congress passed legislation that will open up more of the sky to unmanned aircrafts. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to the Senate today on his outlook for the economy. What happens to a super PAC whose candidate pulls out of the race? Health reporter Gregory Warner explores the problems with hospital readmissions. And Kai Ryssdal talks to Patricia Cohen about her new book on the middle age.

Greece was supposed to come up with a cost-cutting austerity plan today; London Bureau Chief Stephen Beard explains what happened instead. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is the first major business leader to join a campaign in support of same-sex marriage. There’s some backlash from Facebook users over the company’s recently announced IPO. Economy 4.0’s David Brancaccio reports on “elder financial abuse,” and the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt talks about deforestation in the Amazon.

Ahead of the Nevada caucus on Saturday, Kai Ryssdal hosts the show from Las Vegas. He takes an inside look at the foreclosure crisis that’s overtaken the state, and talks to Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh about the company’s move to Vegas’ downtown. Plus, we look at the recent influx of Latinos hoping to open businesses in Sin City. Nationwide, the January jobs report shows the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.3 percent. And The Susan G. Komen Foundation reversed its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg will take a huge pay cut this year. His new salary: $1. Will Facebook’s culture change with the company going public? Law schools are getting sued for allegedly attracting students through deception. Walmart is succeeding in going green. With the unemployment rate in double digits, there just aren’t many opportunities for Nevada’s new college graduates. And London bureau chief Stephen Beard reports on what the Queen of England does for work.

Continuing our election coverage on The Real Economy, David Gura reports from Nebraska on how agricultural subsidies may change or disappear altogether as the country cuts spending and tightens budgets. Facebook finally files for its IPO. President Obama’s plan to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages could affect more than the housing market. And Super Bowl Sunday — and its entertaining ads — are almost here. Kai Ryssdal talks to the creative director of the ad agency that worked on the Volkswagen Super Bowl ad for this year and last.

David Gura and Sarah Gardner kick off Marketplace’s election coverage, The Real Economy, with reports on the economies of Nebraska and Nevada. With new apps like Square, political campaigns find a new way to bring in small contributions. Home prices in 20 major cities fell 3.7 percent in November. Commentator Teresa Amabile explores what makes a company a good place to work. And Kai Ryssdal talks to actor and author Fred Stoller about his book “My Seinfeld Year.”

Major companies including Google, Microsoft and Facebook have teamed up to fight online phishing scams. A behavioral economist talks about how our Google search results help the fields of science and medicine. Megaupload’s 50 million users will lose their files once the site starts deleting its data this week. Florida was hit hard by the recession, but now there is some job growth. And author Louis Hyman discusses borrowing in American culture.