U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday night after the major averages slid following a lackluster earnings forecast from retail giant Walmart. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were trading near the flatline, as were S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures.

Investors, shrugging off ongoing concerns around trade and inflation, are searching for the next catalyst to send stocks higher.

Wall Street is hanging near its record after companies turned in a mixed set of profit results. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early Friday trading, a day after pulling