Wall Street stocks declined Wednesday, retreating from records after pricing data showed an uptick in inflation as leading companies fell after earnings reports.

Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 17 points, or less than 0.1%, and contracts tied to the S&P 500 were down 0.1%. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index slid 0.2%.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday ahead of Thanksgiving, with the blue-chip Dow logging its first loss in six sessions. Investors sifted through a deluge of economic data before a pause Thursday ...