Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today Investors barely flinched Wednesday, despite the release of the Fed minutes and the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. Discussions on rate cuts and shutdowns seemed to be mere background noise compared to the real force moving markets now, namely, artificial intelligence. AI stocks such as Nvidia are now masters of the market narrative, driving record highs across the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. On the flip side, Oracle