The Nikkei 225 Average rose 4.5% Wednesday, to a 3 –week high closing high, buoyed by rises in Honda Motor and other exporters. The Nikkei's Ken Moriyasu has the details.
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.
Douglas Roberts, of ChannelCapitalResearch.com, and Dean Barber, of the Barber Financial Group, share their investment strategies and favorite sectors with CNBC.