AI stocks lead a rebound on Wall Street as European markets drop following protests

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are bouncing back on Wall Street Monday and recovering some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide are still shaky.The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, coming off its worst week since June. The Nasdaq composite, which is full of technology stocks, jumped 1%. But many stocks outside of the AI industry were more subdued, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 76 points, or 0.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.Trading was also unsteady in stock markets around the world. Indexes dropped more than 1% across Europe, including 1.6% in Paris following violent protests over the weekend that could put even more pressure on European bond markets. Yields cranked higher for bonds worldwide despite drops for oil prices.Even with all the cross currents, AI stocks stood out, as they have for most of the past few years. A frenzy in spending for AI technology has forced them to the forefront of the marke