NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech and other superstars of the U.S. stock market are rallying, as Wall Street recovers a big part its losses from last week. The S&P 500 climbed 1.1% early Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 261 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.6%. Nvidia helped lead the way. It and other winners in the frenzy around artificial intelligence were at the center of last week’s drop. Airlines rose as hopes built that the U.S. government may soon end its longest-ever shutdown. Health insurers fell as uncertainty remains about whether Washington will extend expiring health care tax credits.

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