Morning Digest: Equities buoyed by Nikkei high, dollar edges up

	Click to View in Browser 12/24/2013 Equities buoyed by Nikkei high, dollar edges up LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark stock index hit a six-year closing high on Tuesday, helping prop up global equities, while the U.S. dollar inched higher, and some traders saw world stock markets extending their 2013 rally into next year.. Exclusive: Iran official got job in Khamenei conglomerate after approving deal (Reuters) - In the fall of 2009, two of Iran's most powerful entities teamed up to participate in the largest deal in the history of the country's stock exchange.. Exclusive: Carlyle near deal to buy J&J diagnostics unit - sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is nearing an agreement to acquire Johnson & Johnson's ortho clinical diagnostics unit, four people familiar with the matter said on Monday, in a deal expected to be worth around $4 billion.. A Minute With: Ralph Fiennes on Dickens, Shakespeare and Bond LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From Shakespeare to "Harry Potter" to the new head of MI6 in the "James Bond" film franchise, Ralph Fiennes has mined the complexity of his characters.. 49ers claim playoff spot in dramatic fashion (Reuters) - A dramatic, fourth-quarter interception return clinched a playoff spot for the San Francisco 49ers as they edged the Atlanta Falcons 34-24 on Monday to celebrate their final regular season game at Candlestick Park.. Japan's 7-Eleven kingpin looks to U.S. to inspire online revolution TOKYO (Reuters) - The 81-year-old Japanese executive who built 7-Eleven into the world's biggest convenience store chain has a new mission: turning more than 50,000 bricks and mortar stores in Japan into portals to a new online retail empire.. Astronauts ready for second spacewalk to repair station CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are planning a second and final spacewalk to fix the outpost's cooling system early on Tuesday, a NASA official said.. The year that was: The good, the bad and the funny NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden congratulated the wrong man on being elected mayor of Boston and college football star Manti Te'o publicly mourned the death of a girlfriend who never was.. Related Video Battle rages in South Sudan, UN wants more peacekeepers Designer of AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, dies Great Debate Heads, the rich win; tails, the poor lose 2014: Another election about Obamacare A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend