The heaviest weight on the market was Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of the move into AI. It sank 3.5%.

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep losses from the morning.

U.S. stocks are slipping again on Thursday, this time after the country’s largest retailer delivered a profit that came up short of Wall Street’s expectations. The S&P 500 dipped 0.3% and was on track for a fifth straight modest loss since setting an all-time high last week.