U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday as investors kept an eye on the artificial intelligence trade as names in the space reach eye-watering valuations. Traders were also looking at Washington, as the Supreme Court heard arguments over the legality of the Trump administration’s tariffs. S&P 500 futures ticked up 0.1% along with Nasdaq 100 futures. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 6 points. October saw a significant number of layoff announcements. Job cuts for the month totaled 153,074, marking an increase of 183% from September and 175% from the year-ago period, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That’s the highest level recorded for an October in 22 years. Not only that, 2025 is the worst year for layoffs since 2009. Before the bell Thursday, Nvidia shares rose more than 1% However, Qualcomm shed more than 1%, even after the chipmaker posted better-than-expected quarterly results. Investors increasingly expect the Supreme Court to rule against the Trump administration’s aggressive trade policy after high court justices on Wednesday expressed some skepticism about the trade taxes’ legality. The potential ruling would trigger a rollback of the president’s tariffs, likely pushing stocks higher. AI-linked equities have also begun rebounding from valuation concerns that swirled earlier this week—another potential boon for the major indexes. Advanced Micro Devices closed more than 2% higher on Wednesday, after the semiconductor company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. The performance pulled up some other AI stocks alongside it, including Broadcom and Micron Technology, which jumped 2% and 9% on the day, respectively. Oracle also recouped some recent losses during the session. The recovery of the AI names helped the market bounce back on Wednesday following a soft start to the week that has all three major U.S. indexes in the red week to date. “We’re still very early in the AI super-cycle,” Dynasty Financial Partners’ Shirl Penney told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Wednesday. “There’s going to be continued significant capex, not just with some of the ‘Mag Seven,’ but also you see it with large financial firms like Schwab, JPMorgan and others.” U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Thursday as investors considered the latest reactions from Supreme Court justices on the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. At 7:50 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield was nearly two basis points lower at 4.14%, and the 2-year note yield was 2 basis point lower at 3.61%. The 30-year bond yield was less than a basis point down to 4.728%. Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.34% to close at 50,883.68, while the Topix index climbed 1.38% to end at 3,313.45. South Korea’s Kospi index climbed 0.55% to end at 4,026.45. Shares of Nvidia-supplier SK Hynix closed 2.42% higher. The small-cap Kosdaq fell 0.41% to close at 898.17. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 was up 0.3% at 8,828.3. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index jumped 2.12% to 26,485.9, while the mainland’s CSI 300 rose 1.43% to 4,693.4. Oil prices regained a little ground on Thursday, buoyed by easing concerns over a potential supply glut as sanctions on Russian companies begin to bite. Having closed the previous session at two-week lows, Brent crude futures gained 42 cents, or 0.7%, to $63.94 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 48 cents, or 0.8%, to $60.08. Gold rose above the key $4,000 per ounce level on Thursday as a retreat in the dollar and a prolonged U.S. government shutdown raised worries over the economic outlook. Spot gold was up 0.7% to $4,011.79 per ounce by 0914 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery gained 0.7% to $4,021.20 per ounce.