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• Even with Janet Yellen leading the Treasury Department, more government pandemic spending will depend on Congress

  Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden & Rygel, says it’s not “smooth sailing right out of the gates” for more federal pandemic relief once the Biden administration takes over. That’s because there will still be the question of what Congress can agree on. However, Cleveland said, Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick for treasury secretary, can help. “Having a helpful advocate at Treasury pushing spending programs through Congress is the key here,” he said.

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• GM makes U-turn in Trump’s fight over California emissions

  by David Brancaccio, Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder

  

  GM had previously sided with the Trump administration in a legal fight over California setting its own emissions standards.

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• Turkey company to miss Thanksgiving after fire wipes out inventory

  by David Brancaccio, Meredith Garretson Morbey, Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder

  

  But the loyalty of Greenberg Turkeys’ customers has the business hoping for a strong return in 2021.

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