Janet Yellen's upcoming speech casts shadow on markets

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The markets are looking to end the week on a positive note, but concerns on Janet Yellen’s speech and issues Hurricane Harvey are on investors’ radars. Yahoo Finance’s Myles Udland, Jared Blikre, Jen Rogers & Rick Newman will discuss these and the other big stories we’re covering today.

Today’s topics:

  • Stocks look to end the week in the green

  • Investors pulling money from US stock funds: report

  • Investors await Yellen, Draghi speeches

  • Oil prices rise as petroleum industry braces for Hurricane Harvey

  • GameStop falls on earnings miss

  • Ulta shares fall

  • Adamas Pharma rockets on FDA approval of Parkinson’s drug

  • Jefferies downgrades Twitter, calls Facebook ‘clear winner’ in social

  • Chipotle is finally catching a little break

  • Amazon to cut prices at Whole Foods

  • Apple to release a new Apple TV: Bloomberg

  • Mayweather/McGregor fight projected to make $700M in Pay-Per-View revenue

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