Worried about the AI trade faltering? Look at these stocks, Trivariate says

Investors are casting an increasingly critical eye toward artificial intelligence stocks, prompting Trivariate Research to look into names with few or no ties to the red-hot sector. AI stocks pulled back last week, pausing their relentless rally as investors' confidence in Silicon Valley cooled. Software and hardware companies Oracle , Micron Technology , Broadcom and C3.ai slipped between roughly 1.5% and 5% for the week that ended Sept. 26 as investors reassessed their sky-high valuations. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7%, marking its weakest weekly performance since early August. AI-related names are still sharply higher this year. But investors can protect their portfolios by investing in companies that have little to no exposure to AI, according to Trivariate Research. The