As Wall Street prepares to close out 2015 much where it started, investors looked to the year ahead to determine direction on the second-last day of trading.

Stocks move slightly lower as another selloff in crude oil prices hits the energy sector.

Investors grew more pessimistic over the state of the global economy heading into the new year, pushing stocks lower on Wednesday.

Stocks pull back on Wednesday morning as crude oil returns to a level below $37 a barrel.

Bridgestone won't counter Carl Icahn's latest offer for auto-repair chain Pep Boys, leaving Wall Street to speculate on the billionaire investor's plans for the Philadelphia company.

"Supply chain challenges and persistent delays significantly limited the brand's responsive abilities" to changing consumer trends, CEO Sonia Syngal told investors Thursday.

"We believe the slowdown was caused by the spending pressure our consumers felt from higher gas prices and broader inflation," said CEO Bruce Thorn.

Costco took in $984 million in new membership fee in its fiscal third quarter, helping the bulk retailer top Street forecasts for topline revenues.