Meta Platforms fell about 3% in Monday’s premarket trading after a similar decline Friday, potentially marking consecutive losing sessions for the first time since mid-August, even as the stock remained up 32% for September through Friday’s close. The pullback followed broader weakness in artificial-intelligence stocks after OpenAI temporarily paused training its latest model iterations to implement enhanced safety protocols. Meta’s September rally was linked partly to Muse, its standalone AI personal assistant, which debuted on September 8 and quickly reached leading positions across major app stores, although its momentum appeared to be moderating. Analysts continued to debate Muse’s growth and revenue prospects, with price targets ranging from $580 to $950. Elsewhere, Newmont fell more than 4% as gold prices declined 3% amid higher bond yields, including the 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield crossing 5.2%. U.S. oil prices rose more than 4% to above $96 a barrel, lifting Occidental Petroleum and ConocoPhillips by 2% each and Exxon Mobil and Chevron by 1.5%, while higher jet-fuel costs pressured airlines. Nvidia gained 1.5% despite an almost 2% decline in the iShares Semiconductor ETF, after announcing AI safety software and a $150 billion increase to its stock buyback program.