It is the volume of orders, not the strengthening of the yen, that affects corporate Japan's bottom line, says Naomi Fink, Japan strategist at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. She explains more to CNBC's Amanda Drury.
Novartis is opening on Tuesday the country's first plant to produce flu vaccines using cell cultures. These vaccines are faster, better and cheaper to make than egg-based methods, reports CNBC's Mike Huckman.
Copper is trading at 14-month highs. Charles Bradford, of the Affiliated Research Group, and Daniel Dicker, an oil trader, discuss how much further copper will go.