LIVE MARKETS-Equity index futures ease after US holiday weekend S&P 500 e-minis down 0.6%, Nasdaq e-minis down 0.8% STOXX 600 down 0.5% Dollar, bitcoin edge up; gold down; oil falls US 10-yr Treasury yield dips to 3.87% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com EQUITY INDEX FUTURES EASE AFTER US HOLIDAY WEEKEND S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were lower early on Tuesday as US investo

LIVE MARKETS-Weak dollar could pressure Europe's media companies STOXX 600 down 0.4% Miners, energy lag Wall Street futures lower Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com WEAK DOLLAR COULD PRESSURE EUROPE'S MEDIA COMPANIES Europe's media companies .SXMP could be particularly sensitive to foreign exchange rates, analysis from Citi found, especially large-cap companies, give

UPDATE 4-Disney, Reliance overcome cricket concerns to win approval for $8.5 bln India merger Reliance-Disney aim to create India's biggest entertainment company Companies clear antitrust hurdle after cricket rights scrutiny Both offered concessions to win approval, source says Adds analyst comment, context of deal in paragraphs 12, 14 By Aditya Kalra and Nandan Mandayam BENGALURU, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Reliance Industries RELI.NS won approval on Wednesday for an $8.5 billi

ANALYSIS-To seal India merger, Disney-Reliance may need to dilute cricket dominance Disney-Reliance face antitrust challenge on India media merger An investigation could delay the merger timeline Firms may need to offer selling cricket broadcast rights-lawyers By Arpan Chaturvedi, Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The Indian antitrust body's opposition to a proposed $8.5 billion merger of the Indian media assets of Walt Disney DIS.N and Reliance RELI.NS may force the comp

RPT-EXCLUSIVE-India flags cricket rights concerns with Disney-Reliance $8.5 bln merger Repeats late Tuesday item with no change to text Watchdog concerned about combined cricket broadcast rights Companies can still win approval with more concessions -sources Disney, Reliance aim to create India's No. 1 entertainment giant By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - India's antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media asse