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Up First briefing: Fed weighs cutting interest rates; 50 years of Groundlings comedy

A Federal Reserve meeting ending today could offer clues about potential interest rate cuts in the future. The Groundlings improv and sketch group celebrates 50 years as an incubator for comedy stars.
The Groundlings opened a new facility in West Hollywood, California, in 2016.

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The Federal Reserve has — and so far it's worked. So when will it be ? We could get some clues when Fed officials wrap up a two-day meeting this afternoon. that while the Fed is likely to hold rates steady, "The big question is what kind of smoke signals do we get about possible rate cuts in the future?"

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