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If you work full-time, you already know how much time and effort it takes to master work-life balance. Add to that a relationship, and it becomes even harder.As a psychologist who studies couples — and who has a working wife — I’ve faced these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, my job as both a researcher and husband has taught me how important it is to be intentional about how my wife and I spend our time, specifically on weekends.Here’s how people in the happiest, most successful relationships spend their free time:1. They put their phones awayA couple who spends a lot of…

May 16, 2025, 09:19 AM ETOliver Glasner has said Crystal Palace must avoid getting overly emotional in the FA Cup final or they risk suffering the same fate as Brazil did in the 2014 World Cup, where they lost 7-1 to Germany in the semifinals.Palace are looking to win the first trophy in their history when they face Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. It will be the south London club’s third final appearance, with the previous two both ending in losses to Manchester United.History beckons for the mid-table Premier League side on Saturday, but…

A 2025 Ford Expedition with bronze trim at the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant, April 30, 2025.Michael Wayland | CNBCLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A white 2025 Ford Expedition SUV with bronze exterior trim rolled off the assembly line at Ford Motor’s Kentucky Truck Plant. It was assembled — from its frame to completion — by American workers at the factory. But it’s far from being completely “Made in the USA.”A majority of its main parts — at least 58% as stated on a window sticker — were made outside the country, including 22% from Mexico. That includes its Ford-engineered, 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6…

Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 16, 2025, 09:00 AM ETBarcelona began the preseason with Raphinha uncertain about his future, Lamine Yamal sitting his high school exams, a retired Wojciech Szczesny smoking cigarettes on the beach in Marbella and coach Hansi Flick inheriting a team that had not won a trophy in two of the three previous campaigns.On Thursday, they ensured the season ends with a domestic treble after beating city rivals Espanyol 2-0 to clinch the LaLiga title (stream the replay on ESPN+). They had already won the Supercopa de España and the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid in both finals…

TORONTO — Mike Novogratz said he spent nearly four years and more than $25 million trying to take crypto firm Galaxy Digital public in the United States.”It felt un-American, unfair, infuriating,” Novogratz said.Novogratz told CNBC that a process that should take 45 to 90 days stretched out to 1,320 days. He said it took nine rounds of comments with the Securities and Exchange Commission.”One of the things that people didn’t understand about the crypto tax is that you needed to be very well capitalized — and a pretty big, strong company — just to stay in the game,” he said.The…

CNN  —  Welcome to Trendlines, your weekly installment of what’s trending up and what’s trending down in sports. This week we’re once again talking about the New York Knickerbockers who, as of this writing, are one win away from the Eastern Conference finals. It would be their first appearance there this century. Knicks fever hasn’t just gripped New York City, but interest in the team from New York City goes nationwide as well. So let’s start there with a big upward trend. Trending up – Google searches for the Knicks: Up 222% from last month One of the things I…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump’s agenda has been thrown into chaos after a group of GOP hardliners blocked the bill in a key committee vote on Friday – dealing a major embarrassment to House Republican leaders and Trump himself. Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team will now spend the weekend trying to win over those Republicans before attempting to take that vote again, potentially as soon as Monday. But it will be a tough task to flip the right-wing Republicans, who are demanding more spending cuts from Medicaid and from federal clean energy programs, especially as Johnson must also…

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. High earners would get a series of tax cuts in the latest House reconciliation plans , yet many could also be subject to a little-noticed tax hike that could limit their charitable giving and other deductions, according to experts. The language the House Ways and Means Committee released this week extends the 2017 tax cuts for high earners, including the lower top rate of 37%. The…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Charter Communications — The cable stock rose 7% after Charter agreed to merge with rival Cox Communications . The combined company will change its name to Cox Communications within a year. Constellation Brands — Shares popped 3.4% after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed doubling its stake in the beer importer. Warren Buffett’s position is now worth around $2.2 billion. Applied Materials — The semiconductor manufacturer shed 5% after reporting fiscal second-quarter revenue of $7.10 billion, which came below the $7.13 billion analysts polled by LSEG had expected. Semiconductor revenue of $5.26 billion also…

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Riding highThe S&P 500 is riding a four-day rally on the back of trade de-escalation and positive inflation reports, up 4.5% this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite are also higher on the week, up 2.6% and more than 6%, respectively. Callie Cox of Ritholtz Wealth Management called the recent gains a “sigh of relief in response to the U.S. bringing down tariff rates on China.” She added questions remain about how tariffs will impact the economy, “but at the moment, it…