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

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are recovering some of their steep losses from last week on Wall Street, but the U.S. market and stocks worldwide are still shaky on Monday.The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and clawed back a portion of its worst week since June. The Nasdaq composite, which is full of technology stocks, climbed 0.9%. Outside of AI, the market was more subdued, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 44 points, or 0.1%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time.In Europe, indexes dropped more than 1%, including 1.5% in Paris, following violent protests over the weekend that could force governments to increase their spending and put even more pressure on bond markets. Yields cranked higher for European bonds 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 market, sending them to record prices and driving i