U.S. stock futures edged lower as investors awaited data on consumer prices, amid building concerns over inflationary pressures in the global economy.
Futures tied to the S&P 500 edged down 0.3% Wednesday a day after the broad index ended an eight-day streak of record closes—its longest streak of records since 1997. Blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures weakened 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.4%.