While the long-term outlook for AI remains encouraging and this technology has real-world applications in most industries around the globe, Nvidia's chances of becoming Wall Street's first $5 trillion company are likely going to be thwarted by history.

Drops for Nvidia and other superstar stocks are dragging U.S. stock indexes lower on Monday and keeping Wall Street stuck in its weekslong rut. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% in early trading, coming off its fourth losing week in the last five.

Asian shares are mixed after gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies on Wall Street.