Stock futures rose on Monday as Wall Street tried to regain its footing after a week in which the artificial intelligence trade lost some steam. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average popped 171 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively. AI-related stocks Oracle and Nvidia rose after skepticism around the artificial intelligence trade put pressure on the broader stock market. Some traders even questioned whether there was enough energy to power an infrastructure plan between Nvidia and OpenAI. Nvidia and Oracle each rose around 1% in the premarket. Meanwhile, shares of Electronic Arts jumped more than 5% after the video game company announced that it’s going to be taken private in a $55 billion deal. U.S. M&A announced has surpassed $1 trillion year-to-date so far this year, up 29% from the same time a year ago, according to Goldman Sachs. U.S. stocks slipped last week as cracks appeared in a key pillar of the bull market rally — enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence buildout. The S&P 500 saw its worst weekly performance since Aug. 1, and now sits 0.8% off its record high. The Nasdaq recorded its weakest week since early August, and the Dow posted first loss in three weeks. “The narrative shifted modestly last week in a negative direction as investors questioned two key assumptions underpinning the rally: the sustainability of the AI infrastructure boom and the inevitability of an aggressive Fed easing cycle,” Adam Crisafulli, founder of Vital Knowledge, said in a note. All eyes are are watching for a possible shutdown of the federal government as this week’s funding deadline looms. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump told NBC News that mass firings of federal workers could take place if a shutdown is not averted by Congress. “We are going to cut a lot of the people that … we’re able to cut on a permanent basis,” he said, adding that he’d “rather not do that.” Those on Wall Street are also turning to the September nonfarm payrolls report, which is due Friday morning. Wall Street may need another “goldilocks” number to keep the bull market going — not too hot as to turn policymakers hawkish and not too cold to indicate a major slowdown. The market is still poised for modest gains for the month of September. The S&P 500 is up 2.8% this month, while the Dow has gained 1.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq has been the outperformer with a 2.9% rally. U.S. Treasury yields moved lower on Monday as investors look ahead to several economic releases this week including a key jobs report. The 10-year Treasury yield was lower by more than 4 basis points to 4.145%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was lower by 2 basis points at 3.627%. The 30-year Treasury yield slid more than 4 basis points to 4.718%. Japan broader markets fell, with the Nikkei 225 down 0.69% to end the trading day at 45,043.75, and the Topix declining 1.74% to 3,131.57, after hitting a record high Friday. Meanwhile, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.85% to close at 8,862.80. South Korea’s Kospi added 1.33% to close at 3,431.21, recovering from its steep fall Friday on uncertainty over trade talks with Washington. The small-cap Kosdaq closed higher at 846.71. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 1.89% to 26,622.88, while mainland’s CSI 300 was up 1.54% to 4,620.05. Oil prices slipped nearly 1% on Monday after Iraq’s Kurdistan region resumed crude oil exports via Turkey over the weekend and as OPEC+ plans another oil output hike in November, adding to global supplies. Brent crude futures fell 63 cents, or 0.90%, to $69.50 a barrel by 0023 GMT after settling at the highest since July 31 on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was trading at $65.07 a barrel, down 65 cents, or 0.99%, giving back most of Friday’s gains. Gold prices rose to an all-time high on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve is likely to continue with interest rate cuts later this year. Spot gold was up 0.8% at $3,789.39 per ounce as of 0251 GMT, after hitting a record high of $3,798.32 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures for December delivery rose 0.3% to $3,818.30. The U.S. dollar index eased 0.2% against its rivals, making greenback-priced bullion less expensive for overseas buyers.