Wall Street Pauses AI Selloff in Choppy Start for Stocks

Amazon Spheres in Seattle. Shares of Amazon.com ended the day higher. Ian Allen for WSJ

Tech stocks paused their recent slide on Tuesday, helping major indexes to eke out minor gains. 

Artificial-intelligence stocks fell sharply after the opening bell, putting an exchange-traded fund linked to the Magnificent Seven on track for its lowest close since September. But Nvidia and Amazon.com clawed back their early losses to finish the day in the green. 

Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8