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Investing.com -- Global Interactive Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:GITS) stock jumped 5.6% on Monday after the digital media company announced a partnership with K-pop star Kang Daniel for its upcoming animated feature film.

The company has secured definitive agreements with the popular artist to produce and perform official theme songs for "The Legend of MegaRace." Under the terms of the deal, GITS will own the master recordings and control worldwide distribution and usage rights for each song.

Kang Daniel, described by the company as a "powerhouse soloist with over 2 million albums sold," first gained international recognition as a member of the K-pop group Wanna One. The artist has previously appeared on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart and holds a Guinness World Record.

GITS plans to distribute promotional materials related to the theme songs through Faning, its global fandom platform. The company emphasized that these agreements align with its strategy of maintaining strict music IP ownership and controlled distribution.

A company representative stated that by collaborating with a top-tier K-pop star, GITS is "taking a structured, long-term approach to building music assets that support scalable content commercialization."

The partnership adds to GITS’s previously announced artist collaborations as part of its broader strategy to expand proprietary intellectual property across animation-related music and content assets.

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Investing.com -- SenesTech Inc (NASDAQ:SNES) stock rose 7% Monday after the company announced its Evolve fertility control solution for rodents has been approved for use in New Zealand by the Ministry for Primary Industries.

The Phoenix-based company, which specializes in fertility control solutions for managing rodent populations, has shipped an initial stocking order to its exclusive distribution partner Evicom. The approval positions SenesTech to support New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 initiative, an ambitious conservation program aimed at eradicating invasive predators like rats to protect native species.

"We are delivering on our strategy to become the global leader in sustainable fertility control solutions for managing rat populations, while tapping into significant, high-growth markets that are actively seeking sustainable and effective alternatives to traditional rodenticides," said Joel Fruendt, President and CEO of SenesTech.

The company’s Evolve product offers a non-lethal alternative to traditional rodenticides, reducing rat populations by restricting reproduction rather than through poisoning. This approach aligns with New Zealand’s conservation goals, which focus on preserving biodiversity and protecting delicate ecosystems.

New Zealand expects to spend over $4.5 billion on its Predator Free 2050 program, creating a significant market opportunity for SenesTech’s fertility control technology. The company indicated it expects to maintain a regular shipping schedule with Evicom following the initial container shipment.

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Investing.com -- Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) stock fell 4% Monday after the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is restricting cities from using federal road safety grants to purchase speed cameras.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has informed cities they will not be permitted to use safety dollars to subsidize the acquisition of speed cameras, according to a department spokesperson cited in the Washington Post report. The policy change could potentially impact Verra Mobility, which provides technology and services for traffic safety and toll collection.

In addition to the speed camera restrictions, the administration is also barring proposals to extend sidewalk curbs farther into roadways, with limited exceptions for areas such as transit stops and school zones, according to the report.

The new restrictions could affect Verra Mobility’s government solutions segment, which includes automated safety enforcement programs for municipalities and school districts. The company’s business model includes providing and maintaining speed and red-light cameras for local governments.

Verra Mobility operates across multiple segments including commercial services and government solutions, with the latter potentially facing headwinds from these new federal funding limitations.

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Investing.com -- Wall Street pushed higher on Monday, helped by gains in defensive consumer staple stocks. Market participants shook off a continued selloff in gold and silver and shifted their focus to trade developments after President Donald Trump said he had reached a deal with India. 

At 12:51 ET (17:51 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1% to 49,392.54 points, the S&P 500 index had gained 0.7% to 6,986.15 points, and the NASDAQ Composite had added 0.8% to 23,649.81 points. 

India will stop buying Russian oil

Trump on his Truth Social service said he spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about "many things" including trade and ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

"He agreed to stop buying Russian Oil, and to buy much more from the United States and, potentially, Venezuela," Trump said, referring to Modi. India’s purchase of Russian oil had been a major sticking point in trade negotiations with the U.S.

Trump also said the two leaders had agreed upon a trade deal under which the U.S. would lower its reciprocal tariff rate to 18% from 25%. In return, India has committed to buy over $500 billion in American products. 

Oil prices did not show much reaction to the news. They were sharply lower on Monday after de-escalation between the U.S. and Iran, as Trump said the Middle East crude producer was "seriously talking" with Washington.

Brent futures dropped 4.4% to $66.28 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 4.5% to $62.30 a barrel. 

Meanwhile, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, a group known as OPEC+, left production unchanged during a weekend meeting, as broadly expected. 

No January jobs report

Media reports on Monday said the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics had delayed the January employment report due on Friday, due to the partial government shutdown.

Federal government services were suspended over the weekend after the U.S. Senate passed a temporary five-bill funding package on Friday, but lawmakers in the House are only set to return today.

The shutdown is not expected to be anything like the record one last year, as the House is expected to pass the package.     

Sentiment recovers as February kicks off

Sentiment was hit hard at the end of last week by a steep decline in gold and silver prices, with the precious metals hit by a combination of a firmer dollar and mass profit-taking in the wake of a sharp climb in recent months. 

Spot gold notched its worst day on Friday in decades, while spot silver recorded its worst day on record. 

The nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair weighed heavily as it resulted in a sharp rise in the U.S. dollar. While Warsh -- who formerly served as a Fed governor -- has aligned with Trump’s calls for sharply lower interest rates, he has also balked at the Fed’s asset buying operations. 

"During his first go-around as a Fed governor, Warsh was generally a close ally of then-Chair Bernanke and maintained a mostly centrist position heading into the GFC. While he backed the Fed’s move to implement quantitative easing at the time, he was an early skeptic and often leaned more hawkish during the latter part of his time on the Board," JPMorgan analysts led by Michael Feroli said on Friday. 

"After he left, he emerged as a frequent and vocal critic of the Fed, particularly on balance sheet policy. More recently, however, his public remarks have been dovish and broadly aligned with the administration’s monetary policy preferences," the analysts added.

Wall Street ended January with a gain of more than 1%, a solid performance considering the concerns sparked by the Trump administration’s trade and geopolitical moves.

"Markets put in a strong performance in January, as positive data surprises continued to power risk assets, with the S&P 500 briefly poking above 7,000 for the first time. But just as we saw in 2025, those headline gains masked significant volatility under the surface, as geopolitical risk rose significantly, including over Venezuela, Iran and Greenland," Deutsche Bank’s Henry Allen said.  

Walt Disney leads earnings parade

The quarterly earnings season is set to continue in full flow this week, with  entertainment giant Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) earlier Monday beating revenue and earnings estimates for the holiday quarter ended in December, helped by strong results from its theme parks and cruise operations. 

The media and entertainment giant is expected to name a new chief executive to replace Bob Iger early this year. Hollywood executives believe Josh D’Amaro, the chairman of the experiences division, is the front-runner.

More than 100 S&P 500 companies are due to report this week, including tech giants Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL).

Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) earnings update last week, which, while showing continued revenue growth, failed to fully reassure markets about the near-term payoff from heavy investment in AI infrastructure.

Amplifying concerns, a Wall Street Journal report over the weekend said that Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) proposed investment of up to $100 billion in OpenAI has stalled after internal concerns were raised at the chipmaker.

Elsewhere, Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) outlined its plans to raise fresh funds in 2026 that it will deploy towards building out its AI and cloud infrastructure, amid growing demand for more computing capacity.

The company said it expects to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion of gross cash proceeds in 2026, through a mix of debt and equity financing.

Ayushman Ojha and Peter Nurse contributed to this article

Monday’s market has witnessed significant movements across various stocks, driven by a mix of corporate news and market dynamics. Today, companies like Disney and Micron Tech are making headlines with their stock performance. Below are highlights of some of the biggest stock movers, from mega-caps to small caps.

Mega-Cap Movers

• Intel Corp (INTC): +7.13%
• Micron Tech (MU): +5.96%
• Adv Micro Device (AMD): +5.46%
• Caterpillar (CAT): +4.49%
• Cisco Sys Inc (CSCO): +3.21%
• Wal-mart Stores (WMT): +3.8%
• IBM (IBM): +2.68%
• Lam Research Corp (LRCX); Lam Research and CEA-Leti partner to develop specialty tech devices: +2.54%
• Visa Inc (V): +2.9%
• Disney (DIS): -7.21%

Large-Cap Stock Movers

• SanDisk Corp-Exch (SNDK): +15.67%
• Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC): +12.0%
• Rambus Inc (RMBS): +11.79%
• Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE): +11.3%
• Western Digital (WDC): +9.51%
• Carnival Corp-Exch (CCL): +8.26%
• TTM Technologies (TTMI): +7.24%
• GameStop Corp (GME): +8.0%
• Robinhood Markets (HOOD): -9.47%
• Xpeng Inc (XPEV): -7.95%

Mid-Cap Stock Movers

• Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE): -85.16%
• Twist Bioscience Corporation (TWST); Twist Bioscience stock rises 5% on revenue beat, raised guidance: +10.66%
• Semtech Corp (SMTC): +10.63%
• TECO Energy Inc-Exch (TE): +10.32%
• Saia (SAIA): +9.14%
• Applied Opt (AAOI): +8.92%
• Comstock Resources Inc (CRK): -8.71%
• York Space Systems Inc (YSS): -11.15%
• ETHA (ETHA): -12.1%
• FETH ETH (FETH): -11.75%

Small-Cap Stock Movers

• Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST); FDA issues complete response letter for Aquestive’s anaphylaxis drug: +45.25%
• Anbio Biotechnology (NNNN): +35.33%
• Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST): +33.23%
• VenHub Global (VHUB); VenHub Global appoints Ian Rasmussen as EVP of global expansion: +29.75%
• Opera Ltd (OPRA); Opera expects to exceed Q4 guidance on revenue and earnings: +15.86%
• AXT Inc (AXTI): +16.56%
• Tocagen Inc (FBRX): +15.77%
• Adlai Nortye ADR (ANL): -14.66%
• ETHU (ETHU): -24.65%
• Yext Inc (YEXT); Yext CEO withdraws $9 per share buyout proposal, company plans tender offer: -23.39%

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