The shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) are flat today, last seen down 0.1% to trade at $518.18, and pacing for their seventh-consecutive loss.
### Instruction: What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from {negative/neutral/positive}
### Input: The shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) are flat today, last seen down 0.1% to trade at $518.18, and pacing for their seventh-consecutive loss.
### Response: mildly negative