Wall Street is sliding toward losses in premarket trading after Walmart, the nation’s biggest retailer and a bellwether for the health of the American consumer, gave a disappointing 2025 forecast.

Walmart delivered another year of strong sales and profits, but executives expressed caution about an uncertain economic landscape.

U.S. stock indexes are edging lower on a relatively quiet Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped by 0.2%, a day after setting an all-time high.

Walmart on Thursday forecast sales and profit for the fiscal year ending January 2026 below Wall Street estimates, suggesting the world's largest retailer expects inflation-weary consumers to pull back after several quarters of solid growth.