Reuters Money: When your car doesn't get the mileage you expect

Click to View in Browser 04/16/2012 When your car doesn't get the mileage you expect (Reuters) - If you're a motorist expecting to get 35 miles per gallon on your new car and you end up only getting 20, the cost difference can add up. At the current national average of $3.94 per gallon of regular unleaded gas, it would cost those with a lower-performing car an extra $1,266 after driving it 15,000 miles, the average distance that Americans travel over the course of a year. Obama calls on Romney to release tax returns: Univision WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns, in an interview with Univision released on Saturday. U.S. tests rare legal path in financial crisis cases WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration task force established to investigate misconduct that fueled the financial crisis is turning to a little-used statute that may make such cases easier to bring, according to people familiar with the matter. Ex-Merrill veterans open independent brokerage firm (Reuters) - Two former Merrill Lynch veterans on Thursday announced that they opened an independent, adviser-owned brokerage firm, saying they hope it will attract top talent from the biggest U.S. brokerages and grow to be global in scale. Analysis: Funds cut expenses lending hot stocks to shorters BOSTON (Reuters) - A string of frothy initial public offerings gave a surprise boost to some of their mutual fund shareholders in the first quarter. Ex-Synergy CEO charged in New York in $26 million bank fraud (Reuters) - A former chief executive of bankrupt food company Synergy Brands Inc has been criminally charged with attempting to inflate sales through a massive cross-border check-kiting scheme that cost one bank $26 million, federal prosecutors said on Friday. Don't do the portfolio tango on Spanish concerns CHICAGO (Reuters) - The rain in Spain will only cause you pain. So goes the latest worry about Spain's current financial woes for international investors. Yet that may not be the case if you're truly a global investor and look at the larger picture in the United States and abroad. Digitizing your personal finance life NEW YORK (Reuters) - Have you emerged yet from the mountain of receipts and financial statements you need to sort and calculate to complete your tax return? And is paper already piling up or 2012? Next wave of Merrill departures seen legacy BofA brokers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of legacy Bank of America brokers may form the next wave of departures from Merrill Lynch after many recently pocketed their retention bonuses, recruiters and former brokers say. The new perks of first-class travel NEW YORK (Reuters) - During a recent trip to Colorado, jewelry designer Alicia Mohr planned another vacation from an unusual spot - a hot tub at a Starwood hotel, where she is a platinum-level preferred customer. Related Video Fun ways to make tax refunds count Consumers seek frugal upgrades to their homes Business News Wall Street jumps at open on Citi, retail sales Solid U.S. retail sales may ease Q1 growth worries The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend