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These days, there's intense social pressure on new moms to outfit their bundles of joy in expensive, trendy, upscale baby gear -- even when they can't afford it. And the mommy guilt that drives that emotional buying can be overwhelming.

European and U.S. markets sank Tuesday as investors worried whether Greece, after an inconclusive election, would be able to form a new government to save it from financial disaster.

Chad Parks is on a six-week cross-country road trip to shoot a documentary about Americans' soured retirement dreams. And if there are any solutions to the looming crisis, he hopes his crew and their vintage VW Vanagon will find them.

After dropping for most of the month, gas prices are now lower in much of the U.S. than they were a year ago. That hasn't happened in more than two years, and it could be part of a larger decline in gasoline prices that could lift consumer confidence ahead of the summer driving season.

More than three months of your hard-earned wages are going straight to your tax bill this year. Americans will spend an average of 29% of their income on federal, state and local taxes in 2012, the Tax Foundation announced Monday.

As bizarre as it sounds, 21% of American adults agreed with the statement: "Winning the lottery represents the most practical way [for me] to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars." Those 21% couldn't be more wrong.

The get tackled, fouled, body-checked and more to make their money. And then, pro athletes get beat up again by the tax men.

Constant sales have taught shoppers to distrust department store pricing. Can a more honest approach win them back?

In honor of its 125th birthday, Glenfiddich -- the world's top-selling single malt scotch is auctioning off the most expensive whisky in the world. Only eleven bottles exist of Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve, a 55-year-old scotch.

Aftershocks from the financial crisis are still hitting U.S. banks: They're getting sued over everything from bonds stuffed with fraudulent home loans to improper foreclosures to credit card fees. Here are the five banks with the most to lose from those lawsuits.