CNBC Daily Open: U.S. CEOs feeling better about the economy

The benchmark S&P today rie CNBC Daily Open key 5,000-point threshold for the first CNBC Daily Open EOs are feeling more upbeat about the state of the economy.

Japan's stock market faces several issues over zombie firms.

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