1. Markets cautious ahead of Yellen remarks to Congress
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is due to start two days of testimony to Congress on Wednesday, potentially giving investors and analysts clues on the U.S. central bank's plans on interest rates. Yellen is expected to indicate that the Fed plans to add more gradual rate hikes to the three it has made since December if the economy continues to show solid job growth, even though inflation has slowed after nearing the Fed's 2 percent target level. U.S. stock market futures were mostly flat early Wednesday in a sign of investor caution ahead of Yellen's remarks, and turmoil in Washington over recent revelations regarding Donald Trump Jr.'s emails about a 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer, in which he was promised dirt on Hillary Clinton, then his father's Democratic opponent in the race for president.
2. Amazon appears to have set sales record on Prime Day
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